# Food Preparation Workers > Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea. - Code: 35-2021.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 35-2021) - Family: [Food Preparation & Serving](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-35), one of its 18 occupations - Tasks: 31 tasks (24 core and 7 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-2021.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/35-2021.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware. Core task · Task 18728 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 2. Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items. Core task · Task 2204 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 3. Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers. Core task · Task 18730 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 4. Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas. Core task · Task 2210 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 5. Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers. Core task · Task 2208 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 6. Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage. Core task · Task 2197 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 7. Weigh or measure ingredients. Core task · Task 2203 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 8. Vacuum dining area and sweep and mop kitchen floor. Core task · Task 18734 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 9. Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items. Core task · Task 18732 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 10. Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving. Core task · Task 18731 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2024 11. Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, or desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures. Core task · Task 18729 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2024 12. Assemble meal trays with foods in accordance with patients' diets. Core task · Task 21005 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 13. Stock cupboards and refrigerators, and tend salad bars and buffet meals. Core task · Task 2207 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 14. Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods. Core task · Task 2213 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 15. Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines. Core task · Task 2217 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2024 16. Portion and wrap food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons. Core task · Task 2200 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 17. Add cutlery, napkins, food, and other items to trays on assembly lines in hospitals, cafeterias, airline kitchens, and similar establishments. Core task · Task 2220 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2024 18. Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets. Core task · Task 2201 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 19. Prepare and serve a variety of beverages, such as coffee, tea, and soft drinks. Core task · Task 2209 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 20. Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads. Core task · Task 2221 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 21. Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas. Core task · Task 2206 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 22. Stir and strain soups and sauces. Core task · Task 2214 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2024 23. Make special dressings and sauces as condiments for sandwiches. Core task · Task 2211 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2024 24. Scrape leftovers from dishes into garbage containers. Core task · Task 2212 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 25. Distribute food to waiters and waitresses to serve to customers. Supplemental task · Task 2215 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 26. Operate cash register, handle money, and give correct change. Supplemental task · Task 18733 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2024 27. Distribute menus to hospital patients, collect diet sheets, and deliver food trays and snacks to nursing units or directly to patients. Supplemental task · Task 2222 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 28. Package take-out foods or serve food to customers. Supplemental task · Task 2199 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 29. Cut, slice or grind meat, poultry, and seafood to prepare for cooking. Supplemental task · Task 2219 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2024 30. Butcher and clean fowl, fish, poultry, and shellfish to prepare for cooking or serving. Supplemental task · Task 2218 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 31. Keep records of the quantities of food used. Supplemental task · Task 2216 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2024 ## More in Food Preparation & Serving - [Baristas](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-3023.01): 19 tasks - [Bartenders](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-3011.00): 20 tasks - [Chefs and Head Cooks](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-1011.00): 21 tasks - [Cooks, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-2019.00): no tasks listed - [Cooks, Fast Food](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-2011.00): 19 tasks - [Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-2012.00): 17 tasks - [Cooks, Private Household](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-2013.00): 13 tasks - [Cooks, Restaurant](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-2014.00): 20 tasks - [Cooks, Short Order](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-2015.00): 11 tasks - [Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-9011.00): 23 tasks - [Dishwashers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-9021.00): 13 tasks - [Fast Food and Counter Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-3023.00): 27 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-1012.00): 26 tasks - [Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-9099.00): no tasks listed - [Food Servers, Nonrestaurant](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-3041.00): 14 tasks - [Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-9031.00): 21 tasks - [Waiters and Waitresses](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/35-3031.00): 25 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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