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Also called cook, fast food fry cook, food service cook and fry cook.
$30,890
Median pay a year
641,070
People do this work
6
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Fast Food Cook
Summary
Cook preparing and cooking food in a fast food restaurant, handling multiple orders, operating large cooking equipment, and maintaining cleanliness in food preparation areas
Experience
Fast Food Cook
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Cooked food items ordered by customers, working on several different orders at once
Prepared specialty foods like pizzas, fish and chips, and tacos with short preparation times
Operated large cooking equipment, such as grills and deep-fat fryers
Washed, cut, and prepared foods for cooking in a fast food setting
Took food and drink orders and received payment from customers
Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils to maintain hygiene
Scheduled cooking activities and equipment use with managers based on daily menus
Serving food and beverages, Checking food and supply quality, Measuring ingredients, Stocking serving stations, Preparing foods for cooking, Preparing beverages, Preparing breads or doughs
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Ordered and received suppliesCooked food for each customerPrepared specialty foods quicklyUsed large cooking equipmentWashed and cut food for cookingCleaned food areas and utensils
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Ordered and received supplies to ensure kitchen was well-stocked for peak hours
Prepared specialty foods quickly, meeting customer demands during busy shifts
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Ordered and received supplies several times each week to keep the kitchen well-stocked for peak hours
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Several times each weekDaily during busy periodsA few times each shift
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Show what improved in service speed or customer satisfaction.
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Prepared specialty foods quickly, meeting customer demands during busy shifts
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Reduced wait times for customersIncreased customer satisfaction ratingsImproved order accuracy during rush hours
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Cooking foods
Cleaning equipment
Serving food and beverages
Checking food and supply quality
Measuring ingredients
Mixing ingredients
Stocking serving stations
Preparing foods for cooking
Preparing beverages
Preparing breads or doughs
Processing customer payments
Taking customer orders
The work itself
What a Fast Food Cook does
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Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.
What it pays
How much does a Fast Food Cook make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$27,260
Median
$30,890
75th percentile
$37,260
About 641,070 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$31,130
$33,960
$37,170
AL
$23,590
$27,870
$29,380
AR
$24,600
$27,710
$29,150
AZ
$30,960
$32,660
$35,040
CA
$37,260
$42,050
$43,300
CO
$34,790
$36,900
$38,990
CT
$34,010
$34,980
$36,180
DC
$38,800
$44,670
$48,820
DE
$31,200
$31,840
$38,950
FL
$28,210
$29,900
$36,030
GA
$21,880
$26,940
$32,060
HI
$29,120
$48,120
$49,260
IA
$16,140
$28,510
$33,710
ID
$23,790
$31,070
$33,540
IL
$31,430
$34,960
$37,350
IN
$28,440
$29,870
$35,310
KS
$24,520
$28,640
$34,170
KY
$22,030
$23,500
$27,890
LA
$22,000
$24,960
$28,190
MA
$36,400
$37,870
$41,600
MD
$31,360
$33,320
$35,700
ME
$33,770
$36,350
$37,910
MI
$27,300
$29,460
$30,880
MN
$29,890
$34,120
$38,630
MO
$28,790
$29,890
$31,080
MS
$21,350
$22,670
$26,750
MT
$23,920
$26,770
$33,960
NC
$22,740
$27,190
$29,190
ND
$29,320
$30,220
$35,080
NE
$28,830
$30,430
$34,850
NH
$37,500
$38,590
$44,290
NJ
$32,220
$32,220
$36,930
NM
$28,740
$30,190
$35,370
NV
$27,740
$33,840
$38,010
NY
$33,340
$35,770
$38,130
OH
$23,070
$26,870
$29,710
OK
$25,280
$27,720
$29,280
OR
$35,010
$37,880
$40,280
PA
$25,120
$28,810
$35,610
PR
$21,840
$22,640
$25,900
RI
$31,200
$35,230
$35,690
SC
$22,830
$27,420
$33,540
SD
$29,330
$30,950
$33,000
TN
$24,550
$28,330
$34,780
TX
$23,090
$28,280
$36,450
UT
$29,220
$31,800
$36,400
VA
$28,330
$29,950
$34,570
VT
$36,190
$38,230
$38,740
WA
$36,390
$39,120
$44,050
WI
$27,730
$28,920
$32,910
WV
$22,290
$23,120
$26,680
WY
$21,930
$28,950
$34,320
Other names
Other names for this job
cook, fast food fry cook, food service cook, fry cook, grill cook, grill line cook, line cook, pizza cook, prep cook, preparatory cook, restaurant line cook, snack bar cook.
More names for this work
specialty cook, cooks fast food, deep fat fryer operator, fast food worker, fryer, fryline attendant, hotel and restaurant baker, kitchen team member, pancake professional, pizza baker, pizza chef, pizza maker, restaurant worker, truck team member.
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This page is about the occupation Cooks, Fast Food. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.