Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

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Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

What a cook, institution and cafeteria does

Become a cook, institution and cafeteria

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good cook, institution and cafeteria

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $21 per hour with an average salary of $43,400 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $18 and $23 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $37,200 and $47,500 per year.

Cook, Institution And Cafeteria job outlook

  • There are 9,568 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 1,833 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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