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Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Chefs and Head Cooks

Career B (or your target career)

Cooks, Fast Food

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Comparison table

Metric	Chefs and Head Cooks	Cooks, Fast Food
National median salary	$62,470	$30,890
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	200,040	641,070
Typical education	Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree	Not recorded
Job zone	3	2
Important skills	Coordination, Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management	Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination
Related careers	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop, Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, Waiters and Waitresses, Food Service Managers

Chefs and Head Cooks dashboard Cooks, Fast Food dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

2 of 2 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

Service Orientation—
Active Listening—

Only in Cooks, Fast Food

None

Only in Chefs and Head Cooks

Coordination
Monitoring
Speaking
Time Management
Social Perceptiveness
Management of Personnel Resources
Critical Thinking
Instructing
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Learning Strategies
Quality Control Analysis
Complex Problem Solving
Management of Material Resources
Writing
Negotiation
Management of Financial Resources
Persuasion
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Mathematics