Cooks season and prepare foods, including soups, salads, entrees, and desserts.
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- Short Order Cooks
 
- Hospitality and Tourism
 
What do they typically do
- Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and stamp the time and date on food in coolers
 - Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes
 - Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters
 - Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats such as steaks and chops
 - Plan the work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time
 - Take orders from customers and cook foods requiring short preparation times according to customer requirements
 - Perform food preparation tasks such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups, baking breads or desserts, and brewing coffee or tea
 - Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables
 
Number of Jobs
 Average Annual
 	Job Growth   +0.5%
 	Job Openings  	70 
Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
 
 NC Workforce Credentials
 Private Training Programs
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