 
Chefs, cooks and food preparation workers held nearly 3.0 million jobs in 2002. The distribution of jobs among the various types of chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers was as follows:
| Food preparation workers |
850,000 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
727,000 |
| Cooks, fast food |
588,000 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
436,000 |
| Cooks, short order |
227,000 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
132,000 |
| Cooks, private household |
8,000 |
More than three-fifths of all chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers were employed in restaurants and other food services and drinking places. Nearly one-fifth worked in institutions such as schools, universities, hospitals, and nursing care facilities. Grocery stores, hotels, gasoline stations with convenience stores, and other organizations employed the remainder.
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