Compare Cooks, Restaurant & Fast Food and Counter Workers District Of Columbia

Comparison Cooks, Restaurant Fast Food and Counter Workers
Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Cooks, Restaurant $38,800
Fast Food and Counter Workers $35,100
Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant
Very Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fast Food and Counter Workers
Fast Food and Counter Workers
Medium

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant

No formal educational credential

Typical level Of training for Fast Food and Counter Workers
Fast Food and Counter Workers

No formal educational credential

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Fast Food and Counter Workers
Fast Food and Counter Workers

No license found in District of Columbia

Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant

7 related certifications

Certification for Fast Food and Counter Workers
Fast Food and Counter Workers

2 related certifications

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