California Restaurant Cooks: Schools and Careers

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Fast Facts for Restaurant Cooks in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Napa, San Luis Obispo and Redding
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Madera, Bakersfield and Hanford
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Diego and San Francisco

Salaries for Restaurant Cooks in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Napa, San Francisco and Santa Cruz
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Restaurant Cooks

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Restaurant 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
El Centro380$30,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim65010$30,870
Merced220$28,800
Redding680$30,670
Salinas1930$35,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward29590$38,430
Santa Rosa2970$33,950
Stockton-Lodi1190$29,520
Vallejo-Fairfield1030$33,790
Bakersfield2210$30,610
Hanford-Corcoran290$32,160
Chico910$30,450
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario14510$28,850
San Diego-Carlsbad20190$31,220
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande1300$31,680
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara2720$31,970
Napa1250$34,960
Yuba City480$30,300
Fresno2640$30,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara9330$34,460
Santa Cruz-Watsonville1540$32,950
Visalia-Porterville980$28,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura2690$30,590
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade9770$28,700
Madera300$32,970
Modesto1650$28,440
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