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Working As A Culinary Assistant

  • Performing General Physical Activities
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Handling and Moving Objects

  • Outdoors/walking/standing

  • $57,000

    Average Salary

What Does A Culinary Assistant Do

Food preparation workers perform many routine tasks under the direction of cooks, chefs, or food service managers. Food preparation workers prepare cold foods, slice meat, peel and cut vegetables, brew coffee or tea, and perform many other food service tasks. 

Duties

Food preparation workers typically do the following:

  • Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, and dishes
  • Weigh or measure ingredients, such as meats and liquids
  • Prepare fruit and vegetables for cooking
  • Cut meats, poultry, and seafood and prepare them for cooking
  • Mix ingredients for salads
  • Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage
  • Take and record the temperature of food and food storage areas
  • Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service

Food preparation workers perform routine, repetitive tasks under the direction of cooks, chefs, or food service managers. To help cooks and other kitchen staff, they prepare ingredients for dishes by slicing and dicing vegetables and by making salads and cold food items. Other common duties include keeping salad bars and buffet tables stocked and clean.

Food preparation workers retrieve pots and pans, clean and store kitchen equipment, and unload and store food supplies. When needed, they retrieve food and equipment for cooks and chefs. In some kitchens, food preparation workers use a variety of commercial kitchen equipment, such as commercial dishwashers, blenders, slicers, or grinders.

In restaurants, workers stock and use soda machines, coffeemakers, and espresso machines to prepare beverages for customers. In fast-food restaurants, food preparation workers may take customer orders and process payments.

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How To Become A Culinary Assistant

Food preparation workers typically learn their skills through on-the-job training. No formal education or previous work experience is required.

Education

There are no formal education requirements for becoming a food preparation worker.

Training

Most food preparation workers learn their skills through short-term on-the-job training, usually lasting several weeks. Trainees typically start by working under the supervision of an experienced worker, who teaches them basic kitchen duties. Training also may include basic sanitation and workplace safety regulations, as well as instructions on how to handle and prepare food.

Important Qualities

Dexterity. Food preparation workers chop vegetables, cut meat, and perform many other tasks with sharp knives. They must have the ability to work quickly and safely with sharp objects.

Listening skills. Food preparation workers must understand customers’ orders and follow directions from cooks, chefs, or food service managers.

Physical stamina. Food preparation workers stand on their feet for long periods while they prepare food, clean work areas, or lift heavy pots from the stove.

Physical strength. Food preparation workers should be strong enough to lift and carry heavy food supply boxes, which often can weigh up to 50 pounds.

Advancement

Advancement opportunities for food preparation workers depend on their training and work experience. Many food preparation workers advance to assistant or line cook positions as they learn basic cooking skills.

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Average Length of Employment
Cook/Trainer 2.8 years
Culinary Chef 2.6 years
Food Service Associate 2.0 years
Culinary Assistant 2.0 years
Culinary Worker 1.7 years
Restaurant Associate 1.7 years
Culinary Internship 0.6 years
Top Careers Before Culinary Assistant
Cashier 15.7%
Sales Associate 9.1%
Line Cook 8.6%
Cook 8.2%
Customer Service Representative 6.9%
Server 6.3%
Assistant Manager 5.3%
Volunteer 3.9%
Manager 3.7%
Office Assistant 3.7%
Crew Member 3.7%
Line Cook, Prep Cook 3.6%
Internship 3.1%
Prep Cook 3.0%
Sous Chef 2.9%
Chef 2.9%
Kitchen Manager 2.4%
Dietary Aide 2.3%
Cook/Server 2.3%
Housekeeper 2.2%
Top Careers After Culinary Assistant
Sales Associate 8.5%
Cook 8.0%
Cashier 7.9%
Line Cook 7.4%
Server 6.8%
Customer Service Representative 6.7%
Sous Chef 5.9%
Manager 5.5%
Assistant Manager 5.0%
General Manager 4.9%
Kitchen Manager 4.7%
Chef 4.3%
Internship 3.9%
Prep Cook 3.7%
Line Cook, Prep Cook 3.3%
Executive Chef 3.3%
Office Assistant 2.8%
Certified Nursing Assistant 2.6%
Receptionist 2.5%
Chef/Kitchen Manager 2.4%

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Top Skills for A Culinary Assistant

  1. Kitchen Equipment
  2. Food Preparation
  3. Meal Prep
You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:
  • Conducted daily inspections and maintained food sanitation and kitchen equipment safety reports.
  • Supervised and coordinated activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
  • Assisted with meal preparation and served as a key dining room host for set up and tear down processes.
  • Created recipe books for staff that included clear instructions and photos so that all menu items could be produced consistently.
  • Maintained high standards of customer service during high-volume, fast-paced operations.

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The average resume reviewer spends between 5 to 7 seconds looking at a single resume, which leaves the average job applier with roughly six seconds to make a killer first impression. Thanks to this, a single typo or error on your resume can disqualify you right out of the gate. At Zippia, we went through over 2,014 Culinary Assistant resumes and compiled some information about how best to optimize them. Here are some suggestions based on what we found, divided by the individual sections of the resume itself.

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Culinary Assistant Demographics

Gender

Male

46.7%

Female

43.5%

Unknown

9.9%
Ethnicity

White

64.4%

Hispanic or Latino

14.9%

Black or African American

10.9%

Asian

6.7%

Unknown

3.1%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

51.7%

French

12.1%

Russian

6.9%

Italian

6.9%

Chinese

3.4%

Mandarin

3.4%

Hmong

3.4%

Ukrainian

1.7%

German

1.7%

Cantonese

1.7%

Serbian

1.7%

Japanese

1.7%

Thai

1.7%

Croatian

1.7%
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Culinary Assistant Education

Schools

Johnson & Wales University

16.3%

Pennsylvania State University

13.0%

University of Phoenix

7.6%

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

7.1%

Monroe Community College

5.4%

The Academy

4.9%

Michigan State University

4.9%

University of Central Florida

4.3%

Ohio University -

3.8%

Culinary Institute of America

3.8%

State University of New York Albany

3.3%

Southwest Tennessee Community College

3.3%

Baker College

3.3%

University of Georgia

3.3%

Lamar University

2.7%

Kendall College

2.7%

Sinclair Community College

2.7%

Florida Technical College

2.7%

Strayer University

2.7%

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

2.2%
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Majors

Culinary Arts

25.0%

Business

16.5%

Health Care Administration

5.1%

Criminal Justice

4.8%

Nursing

4.6%

Psychology

4.5%

Medical Assisting Services

4.5%

Hospitality Management

4.2%

General Studies

3.7%

Management

3.7%

Communication

3.7%

Food And Nutrition

3.3%

Accounting

3.1%

Liberal Arts

2.4%

Biology

2.4%

Computer Science

1.8%

Education

1.8%

Graphic Design

1.7%

Sociology

1.7%

Medical Technician

1.7%
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Degrees

Other

35.5%

Bachelors

29.8%

Associate

21.3%

Certificate

7.2%

Masters

3.6%

Diploma

2.3%

License

0.4%
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