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Cooks, Short Order
Prepare and cook to order a variety of foods that require only a short preparation time. May take orders from customers and serve patrons at counters or tables.
What a cook, short order does
Become a cook, short order
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good cook, short order
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $24 per hour with a typical salary of $32,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $27 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $3,600 and $24,300 per year.
- 30% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $23 per hour with a typical salary of $23,500 per year.
- 92.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Cook, Short Order job outlook
- There are 3,041 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 558 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 36% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.