Cooks, Restaurant

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Inspect facilities, equipment or supplies to ensure conformance to standards.
• Clean food preparation areas, facilities, or equipment.
• Check quality of foods or supplies.
• Maintain food, beverage, or equipment inventories.
• Assess equipment functioning.

• Cook foods.
• Serve food or beverages.
• Arrange food for serving.
• Measure ingredients.
• Mix ingredients.
• Prepare foods for cooking or serving.
• Coordinate activities of food service staff.
• Estimate supplies, ingredients, or staff requirements for food preparation activities.
• Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
• Assist chefs or caterers with food or drink preparation.
• Plan menu options.
• Cut cooked or raw foods.
• Record operational or production data.
• Prepare breads or doughs.
• Determine prices for menu items.

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