Top skills for Prep Cook jobs
Based on 519 active Prep Cook postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Prep Cook postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Hospitality51%
- Hiring Process40%
- Processors40%
- Team Player25%
- Cooking23%
- Food Preparation18%
- Food Safety15%
- Timeliness15%
- Knives7%
- Carts6%
- Organizing6%
- Sauces6%
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