About the job: Cooking the same dishes for customers for a lengthy shift in a hot, noisy and stressful workplace really requires passion for food.
Where will you work: At casual or fast food restaurants.
What will you do: Prepare ingredients, season and cook food according to recipes. Skills / requirements for applying job as a cook are:
- Must be able to work at evenings or weekends.
- Good knowledge of food production
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to maintain the restaurant’s policies and procedures
Industry: Restaurant, food and beverages
Minimum age: Generally start from 16+.
Expected wage: $11-$18/hour.
Similar name: Line Cook, Prep Cook, Grill Cook
Related jobs: Waiter/waitress, host/hostess, usher, stock clerk
O-NET Online Reference
35-2019.00 – Cooks, All Other
35-2011.00 – Cooks, Fast Food
35-2012.00 – Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
35-2013.00 – Cooks, Private Household
35-2014.00 – Cooks, Restaurant
35-2015.00 – Cooks, Short Order
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Most Hiring Minors (Under 18) as a Cook
The minimum hiring age of a Cook is generally 14 years old, yet the minimum age specified in job postings as a Cook is 14 years old, varied by locations.
- Can 12-13 work as a Cook? No, minors under 14 may not work for an employer, except in family business. Learn more Child Labor
- Can 14 year olds work as a Cook? Yes, there are companies that hire 14 year olds as a Cook
- Can 15 year olds work as a Cook? Yes, there are companies that hire 15 year olds as a Cook
- Can 16 year olds work as a Cook? Yes, there are companies that hire 16 year olds as a Cook
Companies that tend to hire minors as a Cook are:
Companies That Hire Teens as a Cook
The following is a list of 1,259 companies that have and may be actively posting job vacancies as a Cook to which teenagers can submit job applications.
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Kitchen Staff (18+)
Hooters of West Springfield - Farmingdale, NYPreferably be 18 years of age or older. Receiving and rotation of food supplies. Awareness of safe food handling practices. Kitchen set up and breakdown.
42 minutes agoPrep Cook (18+)
The Cheesecake Factory - West Nyack, NYMust be at least 18 years old. Comfortable standing for extended periods of time, able to lift up to 50 lbs and continuously bend, reach and twist.
5 hours agoCook (CYS) NA-06 (18+)
US Army Installation Management Command - Fort Riley, KSMust be at least 18 years old or a 17 year old dependent of a Service member or Department of Defense Civilian Employee.
49 minutes agoCamp Cook (18+)
Boy Scouts of America - Clare, MIMust be at least 18 years of age with preferred experience working in food service. The AM and PM cooks are responsible to the Food Service Director and Camp…
3 hours agoCook (18+)
Heritage Woods of Charleston - Charleston, ILMust be 18 years of age with food sanitation certification indicating successful completion. Experience in large food quantity preparation in a health care…
2 hours ago