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Industries with Fastest Cooks, All Other Salary Growth

These industries raised Cooks, All Other salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

35
Industries with Growth
+62.8%
Highest Growth
+31.3%
Average Growth
5
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Cooks, All Other salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 35 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $25,510 $41,520 +$16,010 +62.8%
2 Water Transportation $30,740 $50,030 +$19,290 +62.8%
3 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $25,930 $41,740 +$15,810 +61.0%
4 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $27,180 $43,020 +$15,840 +58.3%
5 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $21,030 $32,960 +$11,930 +56.7%
6 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $25,840 $40,470 +$14,630 +56.6%
7 Beverage Manufacturing $25,840 $40,470 +$14,630 +56.6%
8 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $27,870 $41,600 +$13,730 +49.3%
9 Personal and Laundry Services $28,790 $42,580 +$13,790 +47.9%
10 Ambulatory Health Care Services $25,640 $37,800 +$12,160 +47.4%
11 Other Residential Care Facilities $25,750 $36,760 +$11,010 +42.8%
12 Individual and Family Services $22,720 $31,240 +$8,520 +37.5%
13 Civic and Social Organizations $23,220 $31,200 +$7,980 +34.4%
14 Social Assistance $23,440 $31,160 +$7,720 +32.9%
15 Employment Services $29,290 $38,640 +$9,350 +31.9%
16 Administrative and Support Services $29,430 $38,640 +$9,210 +31.3%
17 Temporary Help Services $29,370 $38,110 +$8,740 +29.8%
18 Other Food Manufacturing $28,910 $37,370 +$8,460 +29.3%
19 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $28,770 $36,630 +$7,860 +27.3%
20 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $28,680 $36,290 +$7,610 +26.5%
21 Management of Companies and Enterprises $39,160 $49,280 +$10,120 +25.8%
22 Gambling Industries $26,420 $32,670 +$6,250 +23.7%
23 Special Food Services $34,040 $40,970 +$6,930 +20.4%
24 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $29,410 $34,570 +$5,160 +17.5%
25 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $28,480 $33,210 +$4,730 +16.6%
26 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $31,080 $36,020 +$4,940 +15.9%
27 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $29,850 $34,570 +$4,720 +15.8%
28 Motion Picture and Video Industries $29,850 $34,570 +$4,720 +15.8%
29 Accommodation $33,300 $37,660 +$4,360 +13.1%
30 Gasoline Stations $26,590 $29,680 +$3,090 +11.6%
31 Food Manufacturing $33,120 $36,800 +$3,680 +11.1%
32 Food Services and Drinking Places $32,780 $36,210 +$3,430 +10.5%
33 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $30,880 $33,570 +$2,690 +8.7%
34 Traveler Accommodation $34,800 $36,200 +$1,400 +4.0%
35 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $30,350 $30,690 +$340 +1.1%

5 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $35,460 $29,950 -$5,510 -15.5%
2 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $46,090 $40,290 -$5,800 -12.6%
3 Real Estate $30,240 $27,940 -$2,300 -7.6%
4 Educational Services $36,830 $34,130 -$2,700 -7.3%
5 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $35,290 $33,570 -$1,720 -4.9%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Cooks, All Other in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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