Job outlook for kitchen hands in the United States

Kitchen hand job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected kitchen hand job growth rate is 2% from 2018-2028.

• About 17,700 new jobs for kitchen hands are projected over the next decade.

• Kitchen hand salaries have increased 22% for kitchen hands in the last 5 years.

• There are over 79,363 kitchen hands currently employed in the United States.

• There are 21,589 active kitchen hand job openings in the US.

• The average kitchen hand salary is $29,339.

Compare the number of kitchen hand jobs and the average kitchen hand salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of kitchen hand job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where kitchen hands earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.