State Map for Chefs & Head Cooks

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaBelow average opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaBelow average opportunities
ArkansasBelow average opportunities
CaliforniaAverage opportunities
ColoradoAbove average opportunities
ConnecticutAbove average opportunities
DelawareAverage opportunities
District of ColumbiaAbove average opportunities
FloridaAbove average opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamAbove average opportunities
HawaiiAbove average opportunities
IdahoAverage opportunities
IllinoisAverage opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasBelow average opportunities
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineAbove average opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaBelow average opportunities
MississippiBelow average opportunities
MissouriBelow average opportunities
MontanaBelow average opportunities
NebraskaBelow average opportunities
NevadaAbove average opportunities
New HampshireAbove average opportunities
New JerseyAbove average opportunities
New MexicoBelow average opportunities
New YorkAverage opportunities
North CarolinaBelow average opportunities
North DakotaBelow average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioBelow average opportunities
OklahomaBelow average opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaBelow average opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandAverage opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaBelow average opportunities
TennesseeBelow average opportunities
TexasAverage opportunities
UtahAverage opportunities
VermontAbove average opportunities
Virgin IslandsAbove average opportunities
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaBelow average opportunities
WisconsinBelow average opportunities
WyomingAverage opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for chefs and head cooks are very likely in the future.