Fast Food Cooks - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Fast food restaurants
Full service restaurants

Outlook

Job growth is expected to decline for this career. However, job prospects are still excellent because it is a very large career and many people leave for better paying jobs.

Fast Food Cooks (CIS 100079)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	12,837 Large	&	3.3%	8.2%	>>>>	1,928 High
Champaign Area	313 Large	&	0.3%	5.2%	>>>>	45 Moderate
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	256 Medium	&	-13.3%	2.9%	>>>>	31 Few
Cook County	5,416 Large	&	6.6%	9.2%	>>>>	844 High
Decatur Area	136 Medium	&	0.0%	3.8%	>>>>	20 Few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	678 Large	&	6.6%	10.3%	>>>>	105 Moderate
Du Page County	1,101 Large	&	-6.1%	8.8%	>>>>	147 Moderate
Edwardsville Area	334 Large	&	-1.8%	12.4%	>>>>	47 Moderate
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	109 Medium	&	2.8%	-0.2%	>>>>	16 Few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	209 Medium	&	-4.8%	6.0%	>>>>	29 Few
Lake County	688 Large	&	15.1%	11.7%	>>>>	117 Moderate
McHenry County	279 Large	&	2.5%	7.6%	>>>>	42 Few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	229 Large	&	-7.0%	4.4%	>>>>	30 Few
Northwest Illinois Area	264 Medium	&	-11.0%	4.3%	>>>>	33 Few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	632 Large	&	3.2%	4.5%	>>>>	95 Moderate
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	190 Medium	&	-3.2%	3.5%	>>>>	26 Few
Rock Island-Moline Area	185 Medium	&	4.3%	5.6%	>>>>	28 Few
Rockford Area	358 Medium	&	2.5%	6.6%	>>>>	53 Few
Shawnee National Forest Area	85 Medium	&	-4.7%	1.1%	>>>>	12 Very few
Springfield Area	270 Medium	&	8.9%	4.6%	>>>>	43 Few
St Louis-Belleville Area	407 Large	&	-8.1%	0.9%	>>>>	53 Moderate
Vermilion County	55 Small	&	-9.1%	-0.5%	>>>>	7 Very few
Will County	633 Large	&	11.1%	14.9%	>>>>	103 Moderate
United States	742,000 Very large	&	-13.7%	2.8%	>>>>	93,300 Very High