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Cooks, Short Order in Kentucky

Thinking about a career as a Cooks, Short Order in Kentucky? Here’s what the data says. 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. Excludes “Cooks, Fast Food” (35-2011).

What do Cooks, Short Order Make in Kentucky?

For a cooks, short order working in Kentucky, the typical annual salary is $29,120 per year (or roughly $14.00/hour).Annual wages span from $22,260 at the 10th percentile to $42,300 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$22,260	$10.70
25th percentile	$24,450	$11.76
Median (50th)	$29,120	$14.00
75th percentile	$37,850	$18.20
90th percentile	$42,300	$20.34

The job concentration index in Kentucky relative to the national average — is 0.52, meaning fewer cooks, short order per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, cooks, short order earn a median of $40,823 per year ($19.63/hour), lower than the Kentucky median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 1,875,354 cooks, short order across the United States. In Kentucky alone, around 1,020 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 1,610 cooks, short order.

Top Kentucky Metros for Cooks, Short Order

The metro areas below employ the most cooks, short order in Kentucky.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	390	$28,820
Lexington-Fayette, KY	190	$37,000
Bowling Green, KY	50	$25,630

Top States for Cooks, Short Order Employment

View the states that employ the most cooks, short order work.

State	Number Employed
California	34,490
Ohio	6,920
Georgia	6,240
Florida	5,210
Texas	4,150
Massachusetts	4,100
Louisiana	3,920
Pennsylvania	3,800
Oregon	3,240
North Carolina	3,000
Wisconsin	2,960
Tennessee	2,890
New Hampshire	2,840
Maryland	2,670
Michigan	2,390
Mississippi	2,360
Indiana	2,100
Colorado	2,080
South Dakota	2,060
Missouri	1,810

Highest-Paying States for Cooks, Short Order

Where cooks, short order earn the most: cooks, short order.

State	Annual Median Salary
Arizona	$46,240
Washington	$46,010
Massachusetts	$44,770
Colorado	$44,090
Hawaii	$41,100
Alaska	$39,940
Vermont	$39,140
California	$39,010
Nevada	$38,970
District of Columbia	$38,340

Skills

The most important cooks, short order skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for cooks, short order, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.
• Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and stamp the time and date on food in coolers.
• Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.
• Plan work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time.
• Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.
• Perform food preparation tasks, such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups or salads, baking breads or desserts, and brewing coffee or tea.
• Perform general cleaning activities in kitchen and dining areas.
• Take orders from customers and cook foods requiring short preparation times, according to customer requirements.
• Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats, such as steaks and chops.
• Order supplies and stock them on shelves.
• Accept payments, and make change or write charge slips as necessary.

Work Activities

• Processing Information
• Getting Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved:

• Aldelo Systems Aldelo for Restaurants Pro (point of sale pos software)
• Foodman Home-Delivery (point of sale pos software)
• Inventory control software (inventory management software)
• Plexis Software Plexis POS (point of sale pos software)
• Point of sale POS software (point of sale pos software)
• RestaurantPlus PRO (point of sale pos software)

Related Careers

Related occupations to cooks, short order include:

• Food Service Managers
• Chefs and Head Cooks
• Cooks, Fast Food
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
• Cooks, Private Household
• Cooks, Restaurant

Also Known As

Barbecue Cook, Bed and Breakfast Cook (B&B Cook), Breakfast Cook, Breakfast Line Cook, Broiler Cook, Chuck Wagon Cook, Cook, Deli Cook (Delicatessen Cook), Food Clerk, Food and Beverage Attendant, Griddle Attendant, Griddle Cook, Grill Associate, Grill Attendant, Grill Cook.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 35-2015.00