From Cooks, Fast Food to …

Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

Food ProductionCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageService OrientationActive Listening

1. Cooks, Short Order

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Food Production, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Active Listening, Service Orientation

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Reading ComprehensionTime ManagementCoordinationSpeaking

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Food and Beverage Attendant (Snack Bar) NA-02 · United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Irwin, CA
   • Food and Beverage Attendant NA-03 · United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Irwin, CA

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2. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   English Language, Food Production, Customer and Personal Service, Service Orientation, Active Listening

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   MathematicsAdministration and ManagementQuality Control AnalysisJudgment and Decision MakingSpeaking

   16 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • MWR Food Service Worker · Commander, Navy Installations Command · Point Mugu Nawc, CA
   • COOK · Air Combat Command · Beale Afb, CA
   • FOOD SERVICE WORKER A01/FLEX · U.S. Marine Corps · San Diego, CA

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3. Chefs and Head Cooks

   Possible match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Food Production, Customer and Personal Service, Service Orientation

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   CoordinationProduction and ProcessingMonitoringManagement of Personnel ResourcesSpeaking

   5 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • MWR Cook · Commander, Navy Installations Command · El Centro, CA
   • COOK A04 · U.S. Marine Corps · Twentynine Palms, CA
   • Cook (CYS) NA-06 · United States Army Installation Management Command · Monterey, CA

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4. Cooks, Restaurant

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Food Production, English Language

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   SpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringTime Management

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5. Food Preparation Workers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, Active Listening, Service Orientation

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Time Management

   No matching listings on JOBUS in California today

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.