Job outlook for kitchen workers in the United States

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

• The projected kitchen worker job growth rate is 2% from 2018-2028.

• About 17,700 new jobs for kitchen workers are projected over the next decade.

• Kitchen worker salaries have increased 22% for kitchen workers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 316,390 kitchen workers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 86,773 active kitchen worker job openings in the US.

• The average kitchen worker salary is $28,720.

Compare the number of kitchen worker jobs and the average kitchen worker salary over time.

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