Cooks, Restaurant
O*NET Code: 35-2014.00
Education Level
Zone 2 - Some Prep
High school + some training
Description
Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.
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💼 Also Known As
Back Line CookBack of House Team Member (BOH Team Member)Banquet CookBreakfast CookBroiler CookChef De PartieCookForeign Food Specialty CookFry CookGrill CookHotel and Restaurant CookLarder CookLine CookPizza MakerPrep Cook (Preparation Cook)Prep Person (Preparation Person)Production CookRailroad CookRestaurant CookSandwich Artist
⚡ Skills (4)
Speaking3/100
Critical Thinking3/100
Monitoring3/100
Time Management3/100
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (10)
🔥Facebook
Web page creation and editing software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
0Food safety labeling systems
Compliance software
0Inventory management software
Inventory management software
0Menu planning software
Data base user interface and query software
0Point of sale POS restaurant software
Point of sale POS software
0Recipe cost control software
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
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