Cooks, Restaurant
SOC Code: 35-2014
Cooks, Restaurants ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 83.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Speaking.
AI-Proof Score: 83.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$36,830
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Job Growth
14.9%
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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
- •Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
- •Time Management
- •Active Listening
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
- ✓Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
- ✓Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
- ✓Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- ✓Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
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