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Cooks, Fast Food

Also called: Cook, Grill Cook, Line Cook, Pizza Cook

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:
  • Order and take delivery of supplies.
  • Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.
  • Prepare specialty foods, such as pizzas, fish and chips, sandwiches, or tacos, following specific methods that usually require short preparation time.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • management
  • customer service

Transportation

  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Communications

  • multimedia

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Social

  • looking for ways to help people

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Social Orientation
  • Self Control
  • Stress Tolerance

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

Point of sale POS software

  • Foodman Home-Delivery
  • Plexis Software Plexis POS

Electronic mail software

  • Microsoft Outlook

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Below Average.

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $27,640

Education

High school diploma/GED or no high school diploma/GED is usually needed.

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