How people get into Cooks, Restaurant
About 1,989 of these jobs around here. The most common entry is a high school diploma or ged, but under half of people in it came in that way; no high school diploma needed for most jobs is next.
Growing here This kind of work is projected to grow around here, so the opening you take is unlikely to be the last one.
What it takes to do this work
We do not hold a licence requirement for this one. That usually means the route in is hiring and training rather than a classroom, but we would rather tell you we cannot see one than promise there is nothing to it.
The jobs people hold first
These are the jobs people hold before moving into this one. Doing one of them is not the only way in, and it is not a requirement. It is the route the data can actually see.
| Work people come from | Typical pay | Step up | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Waiters and Waitresses
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$29,050 | +$7,560 | Named career step |
|
Fast Food and Counter Workers
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$29,040 | +$7,570 | |
|
Food Preparation Workers
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$30,490 | +$6,120 | |
|
Bartenders
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$22,880 | +$13,730 | |
|
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$36,350 | +$260 | |
|
Cooks, Fast Food
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$30,500 | +$6,110 | |
|
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$31,960 | +$4,650 | |
|
Cooks, Short Order
No licence we can see
I do this now →
|
$21,440 | +$15,170 |
Named career step Lightcast lists this as a career step from your kind of work, based on the skills the two jobs share and what local employers hire for. It is the strongest signal we have, though it is not a record of individual people moving.
The federal O*NET occupation index lists this as related to your kind of work, because the two share skills and day-to-day activities. It is a match on the work itself, not a record of people moving between them.
We keep those labels apart because they are different strength claims, and none of them means we watched individual people make the move.
Routes that already pay more than cooks, restaurant are left out, because those are side moves rather than ways in. So are routes needing more schooling than you told us about.
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