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Occupation

Food Preparation Workers

Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

$35,320 medianBright outlookHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 35-2021.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Cut, slice or grind meat, poultry, and seafood to prepare for cooking.
  2. 02Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
  3. 03Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
  4. 04Distribute menus to hospital patients, collect diet sheets, and deliver food trays and snacks to nursing units or directly to patients.
  5. 05Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items.
  6. 06Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
  7. 07Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
  8. 08Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.
  9. 09Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
  10. 10Distribute food to waiters and waitresses to serve to customers.
  11. 11Assemble meal trays with foods in accordance with patients' diets.
  12. 12Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

CookDeli Clerk (Delicatessen Clerk)Dietary AideFood Service Worker (FSW)Cook AideDiet AideFood Prep (Food Preparer)Food Service AideLine CookNutrition Aide

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Knowledge the job leans on

Customer and Personal ServiceFood ProductionProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementPsychologyEducation and TrainingPublic Safety and Security

Skills that carry over from service

Service OrientationTime ManagementCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingQuality Control AnalysisComplex Problem SolvingInstructing