Cooks, Private Household

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Chefs plan menus, cook, order food and lead a kitchen team. They work in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools and catering, and some open their own businesses. The hours are long, and the work is fast and hands-on.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Foods and Culinary · Career and Technical

  Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.

• Pre-Algebra · Math

  Builds math, which this job uses.

• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.

• Public Speaking · English

  Builds communication and media skills, which this job uses.

• Chemistry · Science

  Builds chemistry, which this job uses.

• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

  Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

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