Cooks, Fast Food
What do 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.
Also known as:
Cook, Deep Fat Fryer Operator, Fast Food Cook, Fry Cook, Fryer, Grill Cook, Line Cook, Pizza Cook, Pizza Maker, Prep Cook (Preparatory Cook)
Projected Employment Rankings For Virginia:
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-7.3%
Percent Change
Ranks #25 in job growth rate -
1,760
Annual Projected Job Openings
Ranks #9 in net job growth
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Majors that prepare Cooks, Fast Food:
- Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (3,217)
- Culinary Arts/Chef Training (7,150)
- Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant (153)
- Foodservice Systems Administration/Management (356)
- Institutional Food Workers (66)
★ Number of granted degrees for degree type, All, is listed after the major.
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (0.2%)
- Master's degree (0.7%)
- Bachelor's degree (5.4%)
- Associate's degree (6.1%)
- Some college, no degree (18.5%)
- High school diploma equivalent (41.9%)
- Less than high school diploma (27.3%)
Percent of workers in this field
★ You’re seeing education information for Cooks, fast food(1) because we don’t have information for Cooks, Fast Food. Please note the information may not be the same for both occupations.Colleges with the most graduates that become Cooks, Fast Food:
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
- NUC University
- Culinary Institute of America
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Best colleges for Cooks, Fast Food:
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
- ECPI University
- Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- Monroe College
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People in this career often do these activities:
- Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
- Cook foods.
- Prepare foods for cooking or serving.
- Serve food or beverages.
- Prepare hot or cold beverages.
- Clean food preparation areas, facilities, or equipment.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 26.3 Database
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Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
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