Job outlook for assistant chefs in the United States

Assistant chef job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected assistant chef job growth rate is 15% from 2018-2028.

• About 23,600 new jobs for assistant chefs are projected over the next decade.

• Assistant chef salaries have increased 24% for assistant chefs in the last 5 years.

• There are over 105,283 assistant chefs currently employed in the United States.

• There are 18,054 active assistant chef job openings in the US.

• The average assistant chef salary is $37,670.

Compare the number of assistant chef jobs and the average assistant chef salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of assistant chef job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where assistant chefs earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.