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Cooks, Fast Food
Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.
What a cook, fast food does
Become a cook, fast food
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good cook, fast food
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $23 per hour with an average salary of $35,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $18 and $24 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $3,200 and $23,000 per year.
- 28% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $21 per hour with an average salary of $22,100 per year.
Cook, Fast Food job outlook
- There are 7,338 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 2,370 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 34% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.