Food Preparation

Cooks, Fast Food

SOC 35-2011

Cook standardized menu items quickly in a fast-food kitchen.

Median pay

$31k

$27k to $37k typical range

Outlook

Declining

82k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI exposure

30%

modeled estimate · 66th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

20/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.