Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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diet cook
ESCO occupation · 17 essential, 28 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
comply with food safety and hygiene
use cooking techniques
dispose waste
use food preparation techniques
store raw food materials
use reheating techniques
receive kitchen supplies
handover the food preparation area
nutrition
use culinary finishing techniques
identify nutritional properties of food
composition of diets
use food cutting tools
work in a hospitality team
Optional & specialised skills
prepare meat products for use in a dish
order supplies
prepare ready-made dishes
cook seafood
prepare vegetable products for use in a dish
cook sauce products
comply with standard portion sizes
prepare desserts
prepare salad dressings
cook meat dishes
advise on preparation of diet food
plan menus
handle chemical cleaning agents
train employees
prepare saucier products for use in a dish
slice fish
prepared meals
check deliveries on receipt
control of expenses
prepare bakery products
execute chilling processes to food products
cook dairy products
store kitchen supplies
create a diet plan
cook vegetable products
prepare egg products for use in a dish
prepare dairy products for use in a dish
prepare sandwiches
Other matches: pizzaiolo · cook · grill cook · fish cook · dietetic technician
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.