Careers · Cooks, All Other · New Jersey
Cooks, All Other in New Jersey
Cooks, All Other includes culinary professionals not classified in other cooking categories. They prepare food in kitchens across restaurants, catering companies, institutional facilities, and other food service settings In New Jersey the median pay is $46,080 a year, 22% above the national median of $37,690.
$46,080median pay in New Jersey, per year
$38,850–$49,370middle half earn
280employed in New Jersey
$37,690U.S. median, for comparison
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Who is hiring in New Jersey
231open roles like this on employer career sites, 3 in New Jersey or remote
26employers hiring
31posted in the last 7 days
FL · NY · CAwhere most openings are
Openings in New Jersey and remote
- COOK (CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER) - LAKEHURST · Air Mobility Command · Lakehurst, New Jersey · $21.46–$21.46
Openings are read from employers’ own career pages and public job boards and change daily. Search all openings (free account) to filter by distance, pay and how well you qualify.
What it takes
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Cooks, All Other.
Licenses and training in New Jersey
Cooks, All Other pay in other states
Massachusetts · $69,570Washington · $52,510Nevada · $51,220Indiana · $44,290North Dakota · $44,190Missouri · $43,990Colorado · $43,490New York · $43,000Georgia · $42,960California · $42,860
Related occupations
Cooks, Fast FoodCooks, Institution and CafeteriaCooks, Private HouseholdCooks, RestaurantCooks, Short OrderFood Preparation WorkersChefs and Head CooksFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against cooks, all other and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against cooks, all other and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 35-2019.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey, annual.