Iowa was 4.4% below the U.S. median for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. It ranked 37 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 Iowa was 87.8, or 12.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 65.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$40,804
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 Iowa: 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 19.
Questions, answered
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay in Iowa: common questions
What is the median wage for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Iowa?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $35,810 per year for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Iowa. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay higher in Iowa than nationally?
Iowa's published median was 4.4% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Iowa?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 87.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs does BLS estimate in Iowa?
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What the Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median says in Iowa
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median in Iowa at $35,810 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 19.
BLS lists 8,860 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 $35,260 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Iowa's Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median is 4.4% 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 19. SOC 35-2012 names Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Area 19 names Iowa. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-2012/19 row reports 8,860 wage and salary jobs, 5.69 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 2 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-2012/19, the annual median is $35,810 per year, while the matching mean is $35,260 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 19 facts behind this Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria page
Area 19 reports 1,559,240 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $59,830. Its annual median is $48,540. 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 Iowa runs from $28,930 at the 10th percentile to $99,630 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,570. The median is $48,540. The 75th percentile is $70,290. 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 19. They do not show related skills or a path into Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
1. Area 19, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 41,450 jobs, $28,970 annual median, 26.58 jobs per 1,000, and 1.34 location quotient.
2. Area 19, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 41,000 jobs, $31,360 annual median, 26.29 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
3. Area 19, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 40,290 jobs, $28,390 annual median, 25.84 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Iowa wage ladder for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
The 10th percentile is $28,030 per year. The 25th percentile is $30,970 per year. The median is $35,810 per year. The 75th percentile is $37,920 per year. The 90th percentile is $44,150 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 $30,970 per year to $37,920 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,120. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Iowa has a annual median of $35,810 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 Iowa. Iowa is 4.4% 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 Iowa sits for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Iowa ranks 37 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 37 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.
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.
36. Indiana has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $35,980 per year, 11,130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.23.
38. Idaho has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $35,600 per year, 3,650 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.5.
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. Iowa sits at $35,810 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 $13,860 above Iowa. BLS lists 9,780 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. The location quotient is 0.97.
2. Alaska has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $48,580 per year, or $12,770 above Iowa. BLS lists 1,430 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. 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. Iowa has 8,860. 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 22,800 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $46,390 per year, or $10,580 above Iowa. Its location quotient is 0.61.
2. Florida has 25,100 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 16,240 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $36,250 per year, or $440 above Iowa. 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. Iowa has 2. 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 0.63 from Iowa. BLS lists 7,000 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $26,260 per year, or $9,550 below Iowa.
2. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 2.23, a gap of 0.23 from Iowa. BLS lists 10,790 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $29,270 per year, or $6,540 below Iowa.
3. West Virginia has a location quotient of 2.22, a gap of 0.22 from Iowa. BLS lists 4,420 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $29,740 per year, or $6,070 below Iowa.
Job scale and share
How common Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is in Iowa
BLS lists 8,860 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs in Iowa. It also lists 5.69 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 2. 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 Iowa
The all-occupations median in Iowa is $48,540 per year. The Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median is $35,810 per year. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is 26.2% 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 Iowa. 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. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Iowa median of $35,670 per year. BLS lists 12,270 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Iowa median of $36,080 per year. BLS lists 25,800 jobs and a location quotient of 0.6.
3. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Iowa median of $35,380 per year. BLS lists 23,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Iowa
Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Iowa table, at 41,450 jobs. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has 8,860 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 1,559,240. 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. Cashiers has 41,450 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 32,590 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $28,970 per year, or $6,840 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.34.
2. Retail Salespersons has 41,000 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 32,140 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $31,360 per year, or $4,450 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.05.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Iowa
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Iowa role table, at $87,690 per year. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has $35,810 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $48,540 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 $87,690 per year in Iowa, or $51,880 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 30,760 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.88.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $78,630 per year in Iowa, or $42,820 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 34,420 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.02.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Iowa
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has the highest location quotient in the bounded Iowa role table, at 1.72. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has 2. 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. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.72 in Iowa, a gap of 0.28 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 24,520 jobs and a median of $30,510 per year, or $5,300 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.69 in Iowa, a gap of 0.31 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 35,040 jobs and a median of $58,070 per year, or $22,260 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
Price-level view
What $35,810 may mean after the Iowa price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Iowa is 87.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 12.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $35,810 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median by 87.8 divided by 100. The result is $40,804 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 65.3. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 83.3. Other services are 92.9. 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 5.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.1%. 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 8,860 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $35,260 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 Iowa 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 $35,810 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 Iowa 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 8,860 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2 is not a growth score. Rank 37 of 54 is not a place score. The 87.8 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 19. 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 8,860 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 19, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 35,040 jobs, $58,070 annual median, 22.47 jobs per 1,000, and 1.69 location quotient.
5. Area 19, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 34,420 jobs, $78,630 annual median, 22.08 jobs per 1,000, and 1.02 location quotient.
6. Area 19, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 30,890 jobs, $43,490 annual median, 19.81 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
3. Massachusetts has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $47,790 per year, or $11,980 above Iowa. BLS lists 7,430 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. The location quotient is 0.72.
4. Hawaii has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $47,770 per year, or $11,960 above Iowa. BLS lists 1,570 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. The location quotient is 0.88.
5. Rhode Island has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,570 per year, or $10,760 above Iowa. BLS lists 1,190 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. The location quotient is 0.84.
6. California has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,390 per year, or $10,580 above Iowa. BLS lists 31,660 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. The location quotient is 0.61.
7. Vermont has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,370 per year, or $10,560 above Iowa. BLS lists 1,330 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. The location quotient is 1.55.
8. Connecticut has a Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria median of $46,120 per year, or $10,310 above Iowa. BLS lists 4,500 jobs there, compared with 8,860 in Iowa. The location quotient is 0.94.
3. Texas has 24,740 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 15,880 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $35,360 per year, or $450 below Iowa. Its location quotient is 0.62.
4. Pennsylvania has 24,490 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 15,630 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $36,540 per year, or $730 above Iowa. Its location quotient is 1.42.
5. Ohio has 23,440 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 14,580 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $36,720 per year, or $910 above Iowa. Its location quotient is 1.49.
6. Illinois has 22,840 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 13,980 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $37,440 per year, or $1,630 above Iowa. Its location quotient is 1.32.
7. New York has 17,670 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 8,810 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $45,880 per year, or $10,070 above Iowa. Its location quotient is 0.64.
8. Michigan has 13,500 estimated Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs, a gap of 4,640 jobs from Iowa. Its median is $36,870 per year, or $1,060 above Iowa. Its location quotient is 1.08.
4. Kentucky has a location quotient of 2.03, a gap of 0.03 from Iowa. BLS lists 11,540 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $31,550 per year, or $4,260 below Iowa.
5. Iowa has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 0.00 from Iowa. BLS lists 8,860 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $35,810 per year, or $0 above Iowa.
6. Wyoming has a location quotient of 1.97, a gap of 0.03 from Iowa. BLS lists 1,570 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $36,940 per year, or $1,130 above Iowa.
7. Delaware has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 0.05 from Iowa. BLS lists 2,680 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $44,080 per year, or $8,270 above Iowa.
8. Mississippi has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 0.05 from Iowa. BLS lists 6,420 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria jobs and a median of $27,390 per year, or $8,420 below Iowa.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Iowa median of $36,640 per year. BLS lists 26,770 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Iowa median of $38,760 per year. BLS lists 11,400 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
6. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Iowa median of $39,350 per year. BLS lists 22,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.56.
7. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Iowa median of $31,360 per year. BLS lists 41,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Iowa median of $40,980 per year. BLS lists 10,560 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 40,290 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 31,430 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $28,390 per year, or $7,420 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.04.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 35,040 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 26,180 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $58,070 per year, or $22,260 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.69.
5. Registered Nurses has 34,420 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 25,560 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $78,630 per year, or $42,820 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.02.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 30,890 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 22,030 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $43,490 per year, or $7,680 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.04.
7. General and Operations Managers has 30,760 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 21,900 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $87,690 per year, or $51,880 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.88.
8. Customer Service Representatives has 30,100 jobs in Iowa, a gap of 21,240 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its median is $46,090 per year, or $10,280 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.16.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $77,440 per year in Iowa, or $41,630 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 13,210 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.91.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $74,750 per year in Iowa, or $38,940 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 10,130 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.5.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $66,760 per year in Iowa, or $30,950 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 16,990 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.37.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $64,400 per year in Iowa, or $28,590 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 10,190 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 0.71.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $61,200 per year in Iowa, or $25,390 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 12,310 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.15.
8. Electricians has a median of $60,860 per year in Iowa, or $25,050 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 10,310 jobs, compared with 8,860 for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. Its location quotient is 1.36.
3. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.56 in Iowa, a gap of 0.44 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 22,670 jobs and a median of $39,350 per year, or $3,540 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.5 in Iowa, a gap of 0.50 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 10,130 jobs and a median of $74,750 per year, or $38,940 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Iowa, a gap of 0.61 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 19,540 jobs and a median of $48,920 per year, or $13,110 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.37 in Iowa, a gap of 0.63 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 16,990 jobs and a median of $66,760 per year, or $30,950 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
7. Electricians has a location quotient of 1.36 in Iowa, a gap of 0.64 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 10,310 jobs and a median of $60,860 per year, or $25,050 above Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.34 in Iowa, a gap of 0.66 from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. BLS lists 41,450 jobs and a median of $28,970 per year, or $6,840 below Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay in Iowa | BLS 2025
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Precise employer-title matches for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in Iowa
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