Job outlook for cook, cashiers, and waitress in the United States

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

The projected cook, cashier, and waitress job growth rate is 14% from 2018-2028.
About 775,300 new jobs for cook, cashiers, and waitress are projected over the next decade.
Cook, cashier, and waitress salaries have increased 21% for cook, cashiers, and waitress in the last 5 years.
There are over 549,235 cook, cashiers, and waitress currently employed in the United States.
There are 170,673 active cook, cashier, and waitress job openings in the US.
The average cook, cashier, and waitress salary is $28,436.

Are cook, cashier, and waitress jobs in demand?

Yes, cook, cashier, and waitress jobs are in demand. Cook, cashier, and waitress demand is projected to grow 14% from 2018 to 2028.

Cook, cashier, and waitress job and salary trends over time

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

Cook, cashier, and waitress jobs over time

Cook, cashier, and waitress job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	549,235	0.16%
2020	611,016	0.18%
2019	711,378	0.21%
2018	804,049	0.24%
2017	783,068	0.24%

Average cook, cashier, and waitress salary over time

Cook, cashier, and waitress salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$28,436	$13.67	+4.9%
2024	$27,112	$13.03	+5.7%
2023	$25,658	$12.34	+5.3%
2022	$24,366	$11.71	+3.8%
2021	$23,472	$11.28	+2.8%

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Cook, cashier, and waitress jobs by state

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

Most common states for cook, cashiers, and waitress

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Minnesota	5,576,606	2,455	44%
2	Montana	1,050,493	445	42%
3	Iowa	3,145,711	1,279	41%
4	North Dakota	755,393	313	41%
5	Utah	3,101,833	1,213	39%
6	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	4,712	37%
7	Virginia	8,470,020	3,082	36%
8	Wisconsin	5,795,483	1,973	34%
9	Colorado	5,607,154	1,847	33%
10	Maryland	6,052,177	1,958	32%
11	New Mexico	2,088,070	667	32%
12	Nebraska	1,920,076	600	31%
13	North Carolina	10,273,419	3,065	30%
14	New Jersey	9,005,644	2,734	30%
15	Massachusetts	6,859,819	2,075	30%
16	Indiana	6,666,818	1,986	30%
17	Wyoming	579,315	173	30%
18	Connecticut	3,588,184	1,036	29%
19	Kansas	2,913,123	851	29%
20	Idaho	1,716,943	492	29%

Most common cities for cook, cashiers, and waitress

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Delano	1	2%	$30,481
2	Des Plaines	1	2%	$24,142
3	Costa Mesa	1	1%	$29,627
4	Davenport	1	1%	$29,936
5	Dothan	1	1%	$22,905
6	Downey	1	1%	$29,737
7	East Los Angeles	1	1%	$29,766
8	San Antonio	7	0%	$22,201
9	Austin	4	0%	$22,200
10	Dallas	3	0%	$22,323
11	Las Vegas	2	0%	$25,980
12	Phoenix	2	0%	$28,459
13	Atlanta	1	0%	$23,082
14	Charlotte	1	0%	$21,138
15	Chicago	1	0%	$23,971

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