Chefs and Head Cooks
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How much do Chefs and Head Cooks earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Chefs and Head Cooks earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $32,107 and ten percent earned more than $95,219.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $32,107 |
| Median (50%) | $55,152 |
| High (90%) | $95,219 |
What is the job outlook for new Chefs and Head Cooks?
There are 211,680 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 227,746 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +7.59%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +7.59%
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Data on career profiles are based on information supplied by the O*NET Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.