Cooks, Private Household
SOC Code: 35-2013
Cooks, Private Households peel, wash, trim, and cook vegetables and meats, and bake breads and pastries. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 94.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation.
AI-Proof Score: 94.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$44,530
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Job Growth
5.1%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Service Orientation
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Active Learning
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Peel, wash, trim, and cook vegetables and meats, and bake breads and pastries.
- ✓Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating.
- ✓Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions.
- ✓Shop for or order food and kitchen supplies and equipment.
- ✓Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff.
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