Occupation Atlasdiet cook
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9ab80ce6-504f-474f-bb91-98163e9d45fd
diet cook
Diet cooks prepare and present meals according to special dietary or nutrition needs.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCSRealistic · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.90
- C Conventional4.35
- S Social3.17
- E Enterprising3.16
- A Artistic2.01
- I Investigative1.83
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (35-2012.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- composition of diets
- ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
- handover the food preparation area
- identify nutritional properties of food
- maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
- nutrition
- receive kitchen supplies
- store raw food materials
- use cooking techniques
- use culinary finishing techniques
- use food cutting tools
- use food preparation techniques
- use reheating techniques
- work in a hospitality team
Optional (28)
- advise on preparation of diet food
- check deliveries on receipt
- comply with standard portion sizes
- control of expenses
- cook dairy products
- cook meat dishes
- cook sauce products
- cook seafood
- cook vegetable products
- create a diet plan
- execute chilling processes to food products
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- order supplies
- plan menus
- prepare bakery products
- prepare dairy products for use in a dish
- prepare desserts
- prepare egg products for use in a dish
- prepare meat products for use in a dish
- prepare ready-made dishes
- prepare salad dressings
- prepare sandwiches
- prepare saucier products for use in a dish
- prepare vegetable products for use in a dish
- prepared meals
- slice fish
- store kitchen supplies
- train employees
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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