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Food service

Fast food cook

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4/5

Key facts

+0.4%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +0.4% (BLS).

The job

Fast food preparers (ISCO 9411). Fast food preparers prepare and cook to order a limited range of foods or beverages that involve simple preparation processes and a small number of ingredients.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

14 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • crepes maker
  • fast food crew member
  • fast food worker
  • fast-food crew member
  • pancakes maker
  • pizza chef
  • pizza cook
  • pizza maker
  • pizza-chef
  • pizza-cook
  • pizzaiolo
  • quick service crew member
  • quick service restaurant crew member
  • snack maker

Training

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Cooks, fast food; Fast food and counter workers; Cooks, short order)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $32,215
EntryVery quickBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.