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)
Food Preparation Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Chefs and Head Cooks
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Comparison table
| Metric | Food Preparation Workers | Chefs and Head Cooks |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,320 | $62,470 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 893,600 | 200,040 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Time Management, Coordination, Speaking | Coordination, Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management |
| Related careers | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Food Batchmakers | 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 |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
13%
3 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
21
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
- Time Management+1.8 level
- Service Orientation+1.4 level
- Active Listening+1.1 level
Only in Chefs and Head Cooks
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- 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
Only in Food Preparation Workers
- None