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How to become Cooks, Private Household
Median annual wage for Cooks, Private Household (35-2013) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Cooks, Private Household, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Prepare breads or doughs.
- Plan menu options.
- Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
- Cook foods.
- Compile data or documentation.
- Store supplies or goods in kitchens or storage areas.
- Prepare foods for cooking or serving.
- Coordinate activities of food service staff.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Critical Thinking3.3/5
- Service Orientation3.1/5
- Reading Comprehension3.0/5
- Active Listening3.0/5
- Speaking3.0/5
- Monitoring3.0/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.0/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0/5
- Time Management3.0/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Cooks, Private Household — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic5.2/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional3.7/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Social3.6/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Artistic3.6/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Enterprising3.4/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Investigative1.4/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
