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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)

Cooks, Restaurant

Career B (or your target career)

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

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Comparison table

MetricCooks, RestaurantFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
National median salary$37,390$44,080
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,409,8901,223,240
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsTime Management, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active ListeningManagement of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, DishwashersDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, Fast Food and Counter Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, Food Preparation Workers
Cooks, Restaurant dashboardFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

18%

4 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

18

Current-only skills

0

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

  • Speaking+1.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Coordination
  • Active Listening
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Negotiation
  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Persuasion
  • Mathematics
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Management of Material Resources

Only in Cooks, Restaurant

  • None