Skilled Trades
Cooks, Short Order
Prepare and cook to order a variety of foods that require only a short preparation time. May take orders from customers and serve patrons at counters or tables.
Median salary (BLS)
$35,880
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$23k – $46k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Cooks, Short Order
Entry / Junior
$23,440
~2 yrs to advance
Cooks, Short Order
Established
$35,880
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Cooks, Short Order
Senior
$41,170
Key skills
A typical day
- •Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.
- •Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and stamp the time and date on food in coolers.
- •Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.
- •Plan work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time.
- •Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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