Compare careers
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)
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
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Comparison table
| Metric | Chefs and Head Cooks | Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,470 | $41,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 200,040 | 31,250 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Coordination, Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Critical Thinking |
| 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 | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
67%
4 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
20
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
- Monitoring—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
Only in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
Only in Chefs and Head Cooks
- Coordination
- Speaking
- Time Management
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- 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