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Industries with Fastest Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Salary Growth

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

76
Industries with Growth
+76.1%
Highest Growth
+34.0%
Average Growth
2
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 76 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Support Activities for Transportation $28,030 $49,370 +$21,340 +76.1%
2 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $25,200 $43,640 +$18,440 +73.2%
3 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $25,200 $43,520 +$18,320 +72.7%
4 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $22,940 $39,210 +$16,270 +70.9%
5 Spectator Sports $23,820 $39,460 +$15,640 +65.7%
6 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $23,350 $38,340 +$14,990 +64.2%
7 Educational Services $26,010 $41,210 +$15,200 +58.4%
8 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $23,950 $37,760 +$13,810 +57.7%
9 Traveler Accommodation $28,710 $44,700 +$15,990 +55.7%
10 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $24,910 $38,230 +$13,320 +53.5%
11 Food Manufacturing $27,650 $41,640 +$13,990 +50.6%
12 Accommodation $28,170 $41,620 +$13,450 +47.7%
13 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $26,220 $38,430 +$12,210 +46.6%
14 Gambling Industries $28,660 $41,770 +$13,110 +45.7%
15 Hospitals $31,600 $45,150 +$13,550 +42.9%
16 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $27,000 $38,390 +$11,390 +42.2%
17 Other Schools and Instruction $28,200 $39,350 +$11,150 +39.5%
18 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $26,260 $36,360 +$10,100 +38.5%
19 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $24,420 $33,760 +$9,340 +38.2%
20 Individual and Family Services $25,000 $34,360 +$9,360 +37.4%
21 Other Residential Care Facilities $27,650 $37,860 +$10,210 +36.9%
22 Civic and Social Organizations $26,540 $36,210 +$9,670 +36.4%
23 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $28,310 $38,580 +$10,270 +36.3%
24 Social Assistance $24,950 $33,770 +$8,820 +35.4%
25 Management of Companies and Enterprises $28,960 $38,920 +$9,960 +34.4%
26 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $29,720 $39,700 +$9,980 +33.6%
27 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $27,070 $36,110 +$9,040 +33.4%
28 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $28,650 $38,180 +$9,530 +33.3%
29 Ambulatory Health Care Services $28,640 $38,040 +$9,400 +32.8%
30 Temporary Help Services $26,820 $35,620 +$8,800 +32.8%
31 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $28,690 $38,030 +$9,340 +32.6%
32 Home Health Care Services $28,290 $37,440 +$9,150 +32.3%
33 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $28,050 $37,040 +$8,990 +32.0%
34 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $29,890 $39,400 +$9,510 +31.8%
35 Administrative and Support Services $26,560 $34,970 +$8,410 +31.7%
36 Elementary and Secondary Schools $25,560 $33,630 +$8,070 +31.6%
37 Employment Services $26,600 $34,970 +$8,370 +31.5%
38 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $31,650 $41,460 +$9,810 +31.0%
39 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $28,300 $37,030 +$8,730 +30.8%
40 Food Services and Drinking Places $28,530 $37,300 +$8,770 +30.7%
41 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $28,980 $37,860 +$8,880 +30.6%
42 Offices of Physicians $30,950 $40,340 +$9,390 +30.3%
43 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $26,730 $34,810 +$8,080 +30.2%
44 Inland Water Transportation $36,100 $47,000 +$10,900 +30.2%
45 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $32,210 $41,930 +$9,720 +30.2%
46 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $28,380 $36,820 +$8,440 +29.7%
47 Special Food Services $28,990 $37,530 +$8,540 +29.5%
48 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $28,330 $36,630 +$8,300 +29.3%
49 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $31,640 $40,890 +$9,250 +29.2%
50 Outpatient Care Centers $29,330 $37,840 +$8,510 +29.0%
51 Real Estate $30,320 $39,010 +$8,690 +28.7%
52 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $28,170 $36,210 +$8,040 +28.5%
53 Technical and Trade Schools $28,920 $37,110 +$8,190 +28.3%
54 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $36,930 $47,350 +$10,420 +28.2%
55 Water Transportation $36,680 $47,000 +$10,320 +28.1%
56 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $32,360 $41,270 +$8,910 +27.5%
57 Junior Colleges $27,210 $34,410 +$7,200 +26.5%
58 Facilities Support Services $28,110 $35,240 +$7,130 +25.4%
59 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $30,540 $38,090 +$7,550 +24.7%
60 Educational Support Services $28,930 $35,870 +$6,940 +24.0%
61 Religious Organizations $29,380 $36,410 +$7,030 +23.9%
62 Social Advocacy Organizations $25,840 $31,950 +$6,110 +23.6%
63 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $29,000 $35,720 +$6,720 +23.2%
64 Warehousing and Storage $32,740 $39,880 +$7,140 +21.8%
65 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $36,710 $44,420 +$7,710 +21.0%
66 Insurance Carriers $36,750 $44,110 +$7,360 +20.0%
67 Other Support Services $24,790 $29,680 +$4,890 +19.7%
68 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $31,040 $37,030 +$5,990 +19.3%
69 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $34,450 $40,820 +$6,370 +18.5%
70 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $37,300 $44,110 +$6,810 +18.3%
71 Amusement Parks and Arcades $31,460 $36,590 +$5,130 +16.3%
72 Support Activities for Water Transportation $42,980 $49,370 +$6,390 +14.9%
73 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $30,560 $34,780 +$4,220 +13.8%
74 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $33,840 $37,500 +$3,660 +10.8%
75 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water $33,840 $37,500 +$3,660 +10.8%
76 Gasoline Stations $25,560 $26,740 +$1,180 +4.6%

2 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $37,550 $26,810 -$10,740 -28.6%
2 Grantmaking and Giving Services $27,010 $24,870 -$2,140 -7.9%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 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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