Cooks, Restaurant
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Civilian:
Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.
Job Titles
- Back Line Cook
- Banquet Chef
- Banquet Cook
- Breakfast Cook
- Broiler Chef Or Cook
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Nationwide Salary Average*
- Civilian:
- $22,170
*Average calculated based on median level of pay
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