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)

Cooks, Fast Food

Career B (or your target career)

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

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Comparison table

MetricCooks, Fast FoodMeat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
National median salary$30,890$38,300
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment641,070145,700
Typical educationNot recordedLess than a High School Diploma
Job zone22
Important skillsService Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, CoordinationActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersGraders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, Waiters and Waitresses, Food Service ManagersLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Cooks, Short Order, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Bakers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

20%

1 of 5 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

1

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

  • Active Listening

Only in Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Monitoring

Only in Cooks, Fast Food

  • Service Orientation