California Cooks: Schools and Careers

Fast Facts for Cooks in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fresno, San Francisco and Sacramento
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Santa Ana and Riverside
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Francisco, Fresno and Santa Ana

Salaries for Cooks in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Cooks

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Cooks relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Napa120$35,630
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim2340$33,070
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande50$36,790
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara110$35,090
Fresno90$33,280
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-ArcadeN/A$35,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward690$40,740
Santa Rosa160$39,480
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura100$53,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario270$42,400
San Diego-Carlsbad280$37,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara290$40,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville60$37,310
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