Job outlook for fry cooks in the United States

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

• The projected fry cook job growth rate is 16% from 2018-2028.

• About 419,300 new jobs for fry cooks are projected over the next decade.

• Fry cook salaries have increased 19% for fry cooks in the last 5 years.

• There are over 1,352,593 fry cooks currently employed in the United States.

• There are 246,323 active fry cook job openings in the US.

• The average fry cook salary is $30,622.

Compare the number of fry cook jobs and the average fry cook salary over time.

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