65032 Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Many jobs are part time for a few hours a day. Some cooks work fewer than five days a week.
Most cooks get a free or low cost meal at work.
An increase of on-premise bakeries, which operate in supermarkets and shopping malls, will add to the number of new job opportunities. Advancement Cooks may become head cooks or move to other restaurants for better paying jobs. Cooks who work for restaurants that have more than one location may become manager trainees. Those cooks who take more training may become dinner cooks or chefs. Cooks interested in owning their own restaurants should take business management classes at a community college or adult education program or call the federal Small Business Administration for information about running a business.