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Overview
Fish cooks prepare and present fish dishes with cooking techniques suited to fresh fish, seafood, sauces, portions and service timing.
In job descriptions, look for fish slicing, seafood cooking, sauce preparation, fresh-fish purchasing, raw food storage, chilling, menu planning, portion standards, kitchen handover and food safety routines.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Fish cook work is kitchen production focused on fresh fish, seafood and matching sauces. The cook prepares raw ingredients, controls chilling and storage, cooks to portion and service standards and hands over a clean preparation area.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes fish slicing, seafood cooking, sauce work, menu planning, chilled storage, raw-food handling, standard portions, kitchen-supply checks and food safety routines.
Salary context
Salary context depends on service volume, freshness and purchasing responsibility, fish preparation skill, menu contribution, shift pattern and whether the cook leads a station or works under a head chef.
Career paths
A fish cook can move toward station chef, seafood specialist, saucier work, menu development, kitchen supervision, purchasing responsibility or broader cook roles.
Good to know
Read adverts for the type of restaurant or kitchen, expected fish species, seafood scope, sauce responsibility, supplier contact, hygiene routines and whether the work includes menu planning.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Restaurant activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include grill cook, cook and diet cook.
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About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Chefs and Head Cooks
35-1011.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETCooks, Restaurant
35-2014.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETCooks, Institution and Cafeteria
35-2012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
56.11Restaurant activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
cook (5120.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b9de6d8b-1cf6-4722-bf8c-d73aad03bf87 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5120.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 5120 |
| Concept type | Occupation |