Job Market Health score
37/ 100
Weak
Stable
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Cooks, short order
SOC 35-2015 · 35-0000 · Reference month July 2026
In short
As of July 2026, Cooks, short order have a Job Market Health score of 37/100, classified as Weak. This score is our derived indicator, not a government statistic.
The published median annual wage is $35,880.
BLS projects about 17,400 average annual openings and -5.2% employment growth over the 2025-2035 projection period. Projected openings are a modeled yearly average, not jobs open today.
$35,880Median annual wageOEWS May 2025
17,400Projected annual openingsBLS Employment Projections 2025-2035
-5.2%Projected growth2025–2035
138,650Total employmentOEWS May 2025
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How to read this section
QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for this occupation. These figures describe the industries that employ this occupation; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or jobs currently open.
Source: BLS QCEW. This section is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score. See the methodology.
How to read this page
The score is a national composite from 0 to 100 that weights near term hiring demand at 50 percent, the occupation's own employment fundamentals at 30 percent, and long-term outlook at 20 percent. Wages and occupation profile details are context shown alongside it, not score inputs. See the full methodology.
Median annual wage and metro employment come from BLS OEWS, which is annual. Projected annual openings and projected growth come from BLS Employment Projections and describe the published projection horizon, so they are not a count of jobs open today. Values shown as not published are suppressed by the source rather than filled in here.
Job Market Health trend
Published composite score by reference month
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Score components
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Largest metro markets by employment
OEWS metro employment, where the jobs are, not a quality ranking
| Metro area | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12,410 | 1.98 | $43,680 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 9,990 | 1.05 | $35,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 4,460 | 1.65 | $39,600 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 4,430 | 1.86 | $45,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 3,850 | 1.23 | $39,650 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 2,280 | 1.33 | $35,610 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1,940 | 1.43 | $36,460 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1,830 | 1.19 | $37,300 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 1,800 | 1.66 | $38,480 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1,780 | 0.40 | $37,440 |
Education & training
Typical entry requirements · BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035
Top skills
Occupation profile · O*NET 31.0 Database
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