Job outlook for short order cooks in the United States

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

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

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

• Short order cook salaries have increased 19% for short order cooks in the last 5 years.

• There are over 713,948 short order cooks currently employed in the United States.

• There are 176,187 active short order cook job openings in the US.

• The average short order cook salary is $30,734.

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

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