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Job Description


	Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

	Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Chefs, Cooks, and Food Preparation Workers

Many young people worked as cooks and food preparation workers—almost 19 percent were between 16 and 19 years old. More than 2 out of 5 food preparation workers were employed part time. Job openings are expected to be plentiful, because many of these workers transfer to other occupations with higher earnings or burn out from the fast work pace and pressure to fill orders quickly.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Cooks, restaurant
Full-Service Restaurants	712,140
Traveler Accommodation	60,040
Limited-Service Eating Places	51,920
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	18,710
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	13,590
Special Food Services	11,150
Employment Services	4,910
Civic and Social Organizations	4,580
Gambling Industries	4,180
Local Government (OES Designation)	3,790

Career Video

Title: "Cooks, Restaurant"

Duration: 01:24

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