OES Code: 650320 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR COOKS - SPECIALTY FAST FOOD


Specialty Fast Food Cooks prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. The menu and duties of the cooks are limited to one or two basic items, such as hamburgers, chicken, pizza, tacos, or fish and chips. The duties of the cook normally involve operating large volume single purpose cooking equipment. Typically, these cooks work in regional or national fast food chain restaurants.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT
(excluding self-employed)

Number Working
in this Occupation
---   Year   ---
1995       2002
Percent
Change
Increase/
Decrease
Additional Openings
Due to People Chang-
ing Occupations
or Retiring
Sum of
Increase/Decrease
and Additional
Openings
13,700 16,150 18% 2,450 3,150 5,600


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE COOKS - SPECIALTY FAST FOOD IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY


The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.


Industry Code
(SIC)
Industry Title          
5812 Eating places

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.


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