Cooks, Fast Food
SOC Code: 35-2011
Cooks, Fast Foods order and take delivery of supplies. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 95.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Service Orientation, Coordination.
AI-Proof Score: 95.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$30,160
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Job Growth
-13.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Service Orientation
- •Coordination
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
- ✓Operate large-volume cooking equipment, such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.
- ✓Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation