Cooks, Short Order
SOC 35-2015 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -2.3%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $44,017per year
- Projected openings
- 43,610
- Projected change
- -2.3%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $45,530 | 500 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $44,809 | 700 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $43,513 | 2,630 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $40,777 | 210 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $40,118 | 6,240 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $40,118 | 18,390 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $39,080 | 310 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $39,008 | 490 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $38,978 | 160 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $38,967 | 1,880 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $38,967 | 470 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $38,720 | 1,220 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $38,669 | 590 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $38,422 | 250 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $38,350 | 160 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $38,093 | 730 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $37,949 | 320 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $37,785 | 340 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $37,517 | 450 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $36,880 | 3,670 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $36,808 | 170 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $36,633 | 3,850 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $36,386 | 620 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $36,180 | 990 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $36,139 | 700 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $35,892 | 280 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $35,172 | 210 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $35,172 | 560 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $46,017 | 271,050 | +18.5% |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $43,115 | 159,630 | -10.3% |
| Food Preparation Workers | $40,347 | 195,850 | +1% |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $47,565 | 51,210 | +9.9% |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $43,351 | 1,105,280 | +9.9% |
| Bakers | $44,104 | 52,930 | +8.8% |