Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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cook
ESCO occupation · 16 essential, 34 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
receive kitchen supplies
use food preparation techniques
use food cutting tools
handover the food preparation area
use culinary finishing techniques
maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
comply with food safety and hygiene
ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
order supplies
use reheating techniques
use cooking techniques
dispose waste
maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
control of expenses
work in a hospitality team
store raw food materials
Optional & specialised skills
prepare meat products for use in a dish
cook sauce products
prepare dairy products for use in a dish
comply with standard portion sizes
prepare sandwiches
create a diet plan
prepare bakery products
seafood processing
nutrition
identify nutritional properties of food
handle chemical cleaning agents
slice fish
prepared meals
advise on preparation of diet food
cook meat dishes
execute chilling processes to food products
prepare egg products for use in a dish
prepare salad dressings
prepare desserts
fish anatomy
cook dairy products
composition of diets
cook seafood
prepare vegetable products for use in a dish
train employees
check deliveries on receipt
advise customers on seafood choices
cook vegetable products
prepare ready-made dishes
create decorative food displays
prepare saucier products for use in a dish
store kitchen supplies
plan menus
prepare flambeed dishes
Other matches: fish cook · grill cook · fish canning operator · pizzaiolo · diet cook
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.