Indiana was 3.9% below the U.S. median for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. It ranked 36 of 54 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Indiana was 93.3, or 6.7% below the national price level. Its housing index was 73.9.
National-price-dollar proxy
$38,552
WageScope divides the published Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Indiana: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 35-2012 and BLS area 18.
Questions, answered
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay in Indiana: common questions
What is the median wage for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Indiana?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $35,980 per year for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Indiana. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay higher in Indiana than nationally?
Indiana's published median was 3.9% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Indiana?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 93.3 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs does BLS estimate in Indiana?
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What the Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median says in Indiana
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median in Indiana at $35,980 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-2012 and BLS area 18.
BLS lists 11,130 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $35,910 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Indiana's Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median is 3.9% below the U.S. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $37,450 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-2012 and area 18. SOC 35-2012 names Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Area 18 names Indiana. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-2012/18 row reports 11,130 wage and salary jobs, 3.48 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.23 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-2012/18, the annual median is $35,980 per year, while the matching mean is $35,910 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 18 facts behind this Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria page
Area 18 reports 3,201,220 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,840. Its annual median is $47,860. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-2012 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Indiana runs from $29,120 at the 10th percentile to $101,160 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,500. The median is $47,860. The 75th percentile is $72,000. This is a place check, not a pay range for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 18. They do not show related skills or a path into Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
1. Area 18, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 103,200 jobs, $41,340 annual median, 32.24 jobs per 1,000, and 1.7 location quotient.
2. Area 18, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 97,290 jobs, $28,790 annual median, 30.39 jobs per 1,000, and 1.23 location quotient.
3. Area 18, SOC 51-2090, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: 85,610 jobs, $45,550 annual median, 26.74 jobs per 1,000, and 2.96 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Indiana wage ladder for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
The 10th percentile is $29,280 per year. The 25th percentile is $31,080 per year. The median is $35,980 per year. The 75th percentile is $38,480 per year. The 90th percentile is $44,760 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $31,080 per year to $38,480 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $15,480. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Indiana has a annual median of $35,980 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $37,450 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Indiana. Indiana is 3.9% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Indiana sits for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Indiana ranks 36 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 36 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
33. Nebraska has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $36,390 per year, 4,410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.52.
34. Florida has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $36,250 per year, 25,100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.89.
35. North Carolina has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $36,140 per year, 11,170 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.8.
37. Iowa has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $35,810 per year, 8,860 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.
Pay leaders
Where Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 35-2012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Washington has the highest published median in this set, at $49,670 per year. Indiana sits at $35,980 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Washington has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $49,670 per year, or $13,690 above Indiana. BLS lists 9,780 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 0.97.
2. Alaska has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $48,580 per year, or $12,600 above Indiana. BLS lists 1,430 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 1.55.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in this same-source set, at 31,660 jobs. Indiana has 11,130. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 31,660 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 20,530 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $46,390 per year, or $10,410 above Indiana. Its location quotient is 0.61.
2. Florida has 25,100 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 13,970 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $36,250 per year, or $270 above Indiana. Its location quotient is 0.89.
Local-share leaders
Where Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria takes the largest share of local jobs
Puerto Rico has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.63. Indiana has 1.23. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 2.63, a gap of 1.40 from Indiana. BLS lists 7,000 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $26,260 per year, or $9,720 below Indiana.
2. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 2.23, a gap of 1.00 from Indiana. BLS lists 10,790 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $29,270 per year, or $6,710 below Indiana.
3. West Virginia has a location quotient of 2.22, a gap of 0.99 from Indiana. BLS lists 4,420 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $29,740 per year, or $6,240 below Indiana.
Job scale and share
How common Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is in Indiana
BLS lists 11,130 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs in Indiana. It also lists 3.48 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.23. A value of 1 means Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria beside other roles in Indiana
The all-occupations median in Indiana is $47,860 per year. The Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median is $35,980 per year. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is 24.8% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Indiana. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Indiana median of $36,250 per year. BLS lists 66,420 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
2. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Indiana median of $36,460 per year. BLS lists 49,220 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
3. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Indiana median of $35,170 per year. BLS lists 26,960 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Indiana
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Indiana table, at 103,200 jobs. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has 11,130 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 3,201,220. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 103,200 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 92,070 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $41,340 per year, or $5,360 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.7.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 97,290 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 86,160 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $28,790 per year, or $7,190 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.23.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Indiana
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Indiana role table, at $108,170 per year. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has $35,980 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,860 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $108,170 per year in Indiana, or $72,190 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 47,180 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.65.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $83,500 per year in Indiana, or $47,520 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 68,980 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.99.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Indiana
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Indiana role table, at 2.96. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has 1.23. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.96 in Indiana, a gap of 1.73 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 85,610 jobs and a median of $45,550 per year, or $9,570 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
2. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 2.02 in Indiana, a gap of 0.79 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 24,790 jobs and a median of $47,900 per year, or $11,920 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
Price-level view
What $35,980 may mean after the Indiana price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Indiana is 93.3. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 6.7% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $35,980 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median by 93.3 divided by 100. The result is $38,552 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 73.9. Goods are 95.5. Utilities are 85.5. Other services are 99.1. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria row is 2.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 11,130 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $35,910 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. It uses a Indiana place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $35,980 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria row for Indiana does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 11,130 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.23 is not a growth score. Rank 36 of 54 is not a place score. The 93.3 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-2012 in BLS area 18. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 11,130 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 18, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 83,670 jobs, $31,530 annual median, 26.14 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
5. Area 18, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 68,980 jobs, $83,500 annual median, 21.55 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
6. Area 18, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 68,350 jobs, $29,670 annual median, 21.35 jobs per 1,000, and 1.07 location quotient.
3. Massachusetts has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $47,790 per year, or $11,810 above Indiana. BLS lists 7,430 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 0.72.
4. Hawaii has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $47,770 per year, or $11,790 above Indiana. BLS lists 1,570 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 0.88.
5. Rhode Island has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,570 per year, or $10,590 above Indiana. BLS lists 1,190 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 0.84.
6. California has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,390 per year, or $10,410 above Indiana. BLS lists 31,660 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 0.61.
7. Vermont has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,370 per year, or $10,390 above Indiana. BLS lists 1,330 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 1.55.
8. Connecticut has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,120 per year, or $10,140 above Indiana. BLS lists 4,500 jobs there, compared with 11,130 in Indiana. The location quotient is 0.94.
3. Texas has 24,740 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 13,610 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $35,360 per year, or $620 below Indiana. Its location quotient is 0.62.
4. Pennsylvania has 24,490 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 13,360 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $36,540 per year, or $560 above Indiana. Its location quotient is 1.42.
5. Ohio has 23,440 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 12,310 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $36,720 per year, or $740 above Indiana. Its location quotient is 1.49.
6. Illinois has 22,840 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 11,710 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $37,440 per year, or $1,460 above Indiana. Its location quotient is 1.32.
7. New York has 17,670 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 6,540 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $45,880 per year, or $9,900 above Indiana. Its location quotient is 0.64.
8. Michigan has 13,500 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 2,370 jobs from Indiana. Its median is $36,870 per year, or $890 above Indiana. Its location quotient is 1.08.
4. Kentucky has a location quotient of 2.03, a gap of 0.80 from Indiana. BLS lists 11,540 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $31,550 per year, or $4,430 below Indiana.
5. Iowa has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 0.77 from Indiana. BLS lists 8,860 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $35,810 per year, or $170 below Indiana.
6. Wyoming has a location quotient of 1.97, a gap of 0.74 from Indiana. BLS lists 1,570 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $36,940 per year, or $960 above Indiana.
7. Delaware has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 0.72 from Indiana. BLS lists 2,680 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $44,080 per year, or $8,100 above Indiana.
8. Mississippi has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 0.72 from Indiana. BLS lists 6,420 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $27,390 per year, or $8,590 below Indiana.
4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Indiana median of $35,060 per year. BLS lists 57,050 jobs and a location quotient of 0.64.
5. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Indiana median of $38,330 per year. BLS lists 33,640 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
6. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Indiana median of $33,300 per year. BLS lists 28,450 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
7. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Indiana median of $31,530 per year. BLS lists 83,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Indiana median of $41,340 per year. BLS lists 103,200 jobs and a location quotient of 1.7.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 85,610 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 74,480 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $45,550 per year, or $9,570 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 2.96.
4. Retail Salespersons has 83,670 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 72,540 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $31,530 per year, or $4,450 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.04.
5. Registered Nurses has 68,980 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 57,850 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $83,500 per year, or $47,520 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Cashiers has 68,350 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 57,220 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $29,670 per year, or $6,310 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 66,420 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 55,290 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $36,250 per year, or $270 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.14.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 59,090 jobs in Indiana, a gap of 47,960 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $60,290 per year, or $24,310 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.39.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $77,720 per year in Indiana, or $41,740 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 25,660 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $73,950 per year in Indiana, or $37,970 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 26,870 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.94.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $71,330 per year in Indiana, or $35,350 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 32,350 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.27.
6. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $63,960 per year in Indiana, or $27,980 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 21,950 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.85.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $60,290 per year in Indiana, or $24,310 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 59,090 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.39.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,700 per year in Indiana, or $23,720 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 27,720 jobs, compared with 11,130 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.97.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.94 in Indiana, a gap of 0.71 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 26,870 jobs and a median of $73,950 per year, or $37,970 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
4. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.7 in Indiana, a gap of 0.47 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 103,200 jobs and a median of $41,340 per year, or $5,360 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
5. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks has a location quotient of 1.64 in Indiana, a gap of 0.41 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 27,600 jobs and a median of $47,320 per year, or $11,340 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
6. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.45 in Indiana, a gap of 0.22 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 23,090 jobs and a median of $45,650 per year, or $9,670 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.39 in Indiana, a gap of 0.16 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 59,090 jobs and a median of $60,290 per year, or $24,310 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.27 in Indiana, a gap of 0.04 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 28,600 jobs and a median of $50,070 per year, or $14,090 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay in Indiana | BLS 2025
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Precise employer-title matches for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Indiana
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