Job outlook for bartender, cook, and waitresses in the United States

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

• The projected bartender, cook, and waitress job growth rate is 10% from 2018-2028.

• About 197,000 new jobs for bartender, cook, and waitresses are projected over the next decade.

• Bartender, cook, and waitress salaries have increased 19% for bartender, cook, and waitresses in the last 5 years.

• There are over 661,005 bartender, cook, and waitresses currently employed in the United States.

• There are 162,319 active bartender, cook, and waitress job openings in the US.

• The average bartender, cook, and waitress salary is $27,827.

Compare the number of bartender, cook, and waitress jobs and the average bartender, cook, and waitress salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of bartender, cook, and waitress job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where bartender, cook, and waitresses earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.