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Cooks, Restaurant
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.
Common Tasks
- Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
- Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
- Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
Required Education
No formal educational credential
Wages
In 2016 the mean hourly wage in the Greater Sacramento area was $12.48 . The hourly rate for this occupation typically paid between $9.47 and $15.40 .
In 2016 the mean annual salary in the Greater Sacramento area was $25,952.30 . The annual salary for this occupation typically paid between $19,701.32 and $32,029.93 .
Occupation Outlook
This occupation employed 5,270 people in the Greater Sacramento area during 2014.
By 2024, there is expected to be an increase of 40.2% in the number of jobs in the Greater Sacramento area for this occupation, bringing to total number to 7,390.
By 2024, in the Greater Sacramento area, the median hourly rate for this occupation is expected to be $12.00 with the median annual salary reaching $25,728.
