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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
- Average hourly rate is $19 per hour with an average salary of $38,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $17 and $20 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $35,400 and $41,600 per 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.