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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$37,450
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
441,050
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, COOK (Any Ind) (Alternate Title: Nutrition Care Specialist) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $49,670 in Washington to $25,490 in Louisiana (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| COOK (Any Ind) (Alternate Title: Nutrition Care Specialist) | 0090 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What cooks, institution and cafeteria earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $49,670 | $23.88 | 9,780 |
| Alaska | $48,580 | $23.36 | 1,430 |
| Massachusetts | $47,790 | $22.98 | 7,430 |
| Hawaii | $47,770 | $22.97 | 1,570 |
| Rhode Island | $46,570 | $22.39 | 1,190 |
| California | $46,390 | $22.31 | 31,660 |
| Vermont | $46,370 | $22.29 | 1,330 |
| Connecticut | $46,120 | $22.17 | 4,500 |
| New York | $45,880 | $22.06 | 17,670 |
| District of Columbia | $45,450 | $21.85 | 1,500 |
| New Hampshire | $45,370 | $21.81 | 1,720 |
| New Jersey | $44,520 | $21.40 | 7,490 |
| Oregon | $44,520 | $21.40 | 7,150 |
| Delaware | $44,080 | $21.19 | 2,680 |
| Maine | $43,490 | $20.91 | 1,790 |
| Minnesota | $43,460 | $20.90 | 7,890 |
| Colorado | $42,500 | $20.43 | 9,440 |
| Maryland | $41,380 | $19.89 | 3,370 |
| Arizona | $39,660 | $19.07 | 7,170 |
| North Dakota | $39,490 | $18.99 | 1,820 |
| Nevada | $39,430 | $18.96 | 1,650 |
| Wisconsin | $38,650 | $18.58 | 9,890 |
| Utah | $38,200 | $18.36 | 5,610 |
| Virginia | $37,890 | $18.22 | 11,170 |
| Illinois | $37,440 | $18.00 | 22,840 |
| Montana | $37,150 | $17.86 | 2,290 |
| Wyoming | $36,940 | $17.76 | 1,570 |
| Michigan | $36,870 | $17.72 | 13,500 |
| South Dakota | $36,730 | $17.66 | 2,120 |
| Ohio | $36,720 | $17.65 | 23,440 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,540 | $17.57 | 24,490 |
| New Mexico | $36,470 | $17.54 | 3,160 |
| Nebraska | $36,390 | $17.50 | 4,410 |
| Florida | $36,250 | $17.43 | 25,100 |
| North Carolina | $36,140 | $17.38 | 11,170 |
| Indiana | $35,980 | $17.30 | 11,130 |
| Iowa | $35,810 | $17.22 | 8,860 |
| Idaho | $35,600 | $17.11 | 3,650 |
| Tennessee | $35,570 | $17.10 | 10,680 |
| Guam | $35,540 | $17.09 | 100 |
| Texas | $35,360 | $17.00 | 24,740 |
| Georgia | $35,090 | $16.87 | 8,220 |
| South Carolina | $34,960 | $16.81 | 7,850 |
| Missouri | $34,900 | $16.78 | 13,130 |
| Kansas | $31,950 | $15.36 | 7,570 |
| Kentucky | $31,550 | $15.17 | 11,540 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $30,440 | $14.64 | 110 |
| Arkansas | $30,240 | $14.54 | 6,530 |
| West Virginia | $29,740 | $14.30 | 4,420 |
| Oklahoma | $29,270 | $14.07 | 10,790 |
| Mississippi | $27,390 | $13.17 | 6,420 |
| Alabama | $27,120 | $13.04 | 8,780 |
| Puerto Rico | $26,260 | $12.62 | 7,000 |
| Louisiana | $25,490 | $12.26 | 5,740 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.