--- NATIONAL WAGES ---
  total_employment : 19,350
  annual_median    : $37,690
  annual_pct10     : $27,040
  annual_pct25     : $32,150
  annual_pct75     : $43,680
  annual_pct90     : $51,140
  annual_mean      : $39,150
  hourly_median    : $18.12

--- GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION ---
  highest_state    : Massachusetts ($69,570)
  lowest_state     : Iowa ($26,060)
  dispersion_ratio : 2.670x

--- TOP STATES BY WAGE (33 total) ---
  Accommodation and Food Services          emp:    8,440  median: $  38,540
  Retail Trade                             emp:    4,000  median: $  37,040
  Manufacturing                            emp:    1,820  median: $  37,690
  Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation      emp:    1,000  median: $  37,120
  Information                              emp:      870  median: $  35,990
  Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services emp:      790  median: $  41,170
  Health Care and Social Assistance        emp:      700  median: $  39,290
  Other Services (except Public Administration) emp:      690  median: $  35,300
  Wholesale Trade                          emp:      280  median: $  34,400
  Transportation and Warehousing           emp:      250  median: $  54,810

--- TOP INDUSTRIES BY EMPLOYMENT (14 total) ---
  Accommodation and Food Services          emp:    8,440  median: $  38,540
  Retail Trade                             emp:    4,000  median: $  37,040
  Manufacturing                            emp:    1,820  median: $  37,690
  Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation      emp:    1,000  median: $  37,120
  Information                              emp:      870  median: $  35,990
  Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services emp:      790  median: $  41,170
  Health Care and Social Assistance        emp:      700  median: $  39,290
  Other Services (except Public Administration) emp:      690  median: $  35,300
  Wholesale Trade                          emp:      280  median: $  34,400
  Transportation and Warehousing           emp:      250  median: $  54,810

exact_match_status : no_exact_match
matched_title      : N/A
match_score        : 0.0000
wikidata_qid       : N/A
word_count         : 0
wikipedia_url      : N/A
license            : CC BY-SA 4.0
fetched_at         : 2026-06-02T22:03:53.360874Z

--- SEMANTIC NEIGHBORS (5) ---

  Title: Too Many Cooks (short) (similarity: 0.4211)
  URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Many_Cooks_(short)
  QID: Q18533480
  Extract: Too Many Cooks is an American surreal and comedy horror short film that originally aired as a special during Adult Swim's Infomercials block on October 28, 2014, at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time. It was created, written, and directed by Casper Kelly, and produced by Williams Street. After its original airi

  Title: Tim Cook (similarity: 0.3333)
  URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook
  QID: Q265852
  Extract: Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple since 2011. He had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operat

  Title: Stove God Cooks (similarity: 0.3226)
  URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stove_God_Cooks
  QID: Q135070865
  Extract: Aaron Cook, better known by his stage name Stove God Cooks, is an American rapper from Syracuse, New York. He is signed to Griselda Records.

  Title: Worst Cooks in America (similarity: 0.4737)
  URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worst_Cooks_in_America
  QID: Q8037126
  Extract: Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series that premiered on January 3, 2010, on Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with very poor cooking skills through a culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. In the celebrity edition

  Title: Cook Islands (similarity: 0.4286)
  URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands
  QID: Q26988
  Extract: The Cook Islands is an island country and associated state of New Zealand in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,960,027 sq

model_pass1          : claude-sonnet-4-20250514
model_pass2          : claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
inference_confidence : low
confidence_notes     : Limited occupational data available with no specific skills, knowledge, abilities, or work activities provided. Analysis relies primarily on wage data, employment distribution, and job title examples, requiring significant inference about actual work characteristics.
inferred_at          : 2026-06-03T20:55:42.043270+00:00
tokens_input         : 2,173
tokens_output        : 3,354
cost_usd             : $0.033601
wikipedia_used       : False
wikipedia_title      : None
wikipedia_note       : No relevant Wikipedia match found. Semantic neighbors focused on entertainment content rather than occupational information, limiting contextual insights for this diverse cooking category.

--- PROSE FIELDS ---

ROLE SUMMARY:
Cooks, All Other represents a diverse category of culinary professionals who prepare food in specialized settings not covered by other cook classifications. These workers operate in various environments from fraternity houses to food carts, applying fundamental cooking skills across multiple industries. According to BLS OEWS May 2025, they earn a median annual wage of $37,690 with 19,350 employed nationwide.

DAY IN THE LIFE:
These cooks prepare meals in non-traditional kitchen environments, adapting standard cooking techniques to specialized settings. An assistant cook might support head chefs by prepping ingredients, managing inventory, and maintaining food safety standards. A falafel cart cook operates mobile equipment, manages customer orders, and ensures consistent food quality in a fast-paced street food environment. Fraternity house cooks plan and execute large-scale meal preparation for residential communities, often working with limited budgets and equipment while accommodating dietary restrictions.

WHO THRIVES:
Successful professionals in this category demonstrate strong adaptability and resourcefulness, as they often work with non-standard equipment and varying customer demands. They possess practical problem-solving skills and can maintain food quality standards across diverse settings. These workers typically have a hands-on learning style and enjoy the immediate feedback that comes from direct customer interaction. Physical stamina and time management skills are essential, as many positions involve long hours in potentially cramped or mobile work environments.

CAREER ENTRY:
Most positions require minimal formal education, with many employers accepting high school diplomas or equivalent experience. On-the-job training is common, with workers learning specific techniques and safety protocols for their particular setting. Some may benefit from basic food safety certifications or short-term culinary programs. Previous experience in food service, even in entry-level positions, provides valuable foundational knowledge.

CAREER TRAJECTORY:
Career advancement often leads to specialized chef positions, food service management roles, or entrepreneurial opportunities such as food truck ownership. Some professionals transition to traditional restaurant settings as line cooks or sous chefs. Others may develop expertise in specific cuisines or cooking methods, becoming specialists in their niche markets. Management positions in institutional food service represent another common progression path.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE:
The median annual wage of $37,690 varies significantly by geography, from $26,060 in Iowa to $69,570 in Massachusetts, reflecting local cost of living and market demand. Employment is concentrated in Accommodation and Food Services (8,440 workers) and Retail Trade (4,000 workers), indicating strong demand in customer-facing food operations. The Manufacturing sector employs 1,820 workers, suggesting opportunities in industrial food production facilities. This occupation category captures emerging food service trends including mobile vendors and specialized institutional cooking roles.

AUTOMATION OUTLOOK:
The diverse and often mobile nature of these cooking positions provides some protection against automation. Many roles require adaptability to unique environments and direct customer interaction that current technology cannot replicate effectively.

--- REASONED EDGES ---
  [skill_overlap] Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (35-2012) — confidence:high
    reasoning: Both roles involve large-scale food preparation and institutional cooking environments, sharing core culinary skills and food safety requirements.
    data: fraternity house cook example
    data: institutional food service settings
  [task_similarity] Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food (35-3021) — confidence:medium
    reasoning: Falafel cart cooks perform combined food preparation and customer service functions similar to fast food workers in mobile settings.
    data: falafel cart cook example
    data: customer-facing food operations
  [transferable_skill] Cooks, Restaurant (35-2014) — confidence:high
    reasoning: Assistant cooks develop fundamental cooking skills that transfer directly to restaurant kitchen environments.
    data: assistant cook job title
    data: basic cooking skills
  [wage_band] Cooks, Fast Food (35-2011) — confidence:medium
    reasoning: Both occupations serve similar market segments and likely have comparable wage structures in the food service industry.
    data: median wage $37,690
    data: food service employment concentration
  [task_similarity] Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other (53-3099) — confidence:low
    reasoning: Food cart operators share mobile work environment characteristics and direct customer service requirements with other mobile service providers.
    data: falafel cart cook
    data: mobile food service

--- NORMALIZER SIGNALS ---
  match_keywords   : ['assistant cook', 'falafel cart', 'fraternity house cook', 'specialty cook', 'mobile food', 'institutional cook', 'food cart', 'other cook']
  exclude_keywords : ['chef', 'restaurant cook', 'fast food', 'cafeteria cook', 'head cook']
  title_patterns   : ['* cook', 'assistant cook', 'specialty cook', 'cart cook', 'house cook']
  common_variations: ['specialty cooks', 'mobile cooks', 'institutional assistant cooks', 'food cart operators', 'house cooks', 'assistant kitchen staff', 'specialty food preparers', 'mobile food vendors']

total_terms    : 40
top_words      : ['food', 'cook', 'cooking', 'cooks', 'customer', 'many', 'american', 'diverse', 'category', 'specialized', 'settings', 'environments', 'mobile', 'service', 'executive', 'chief', 'apple', 'operations', 'culinary', 'techniques']
source_layers  : onet_tasks | onet_dimensions | dwas | wikipedia | inference

TERM                    COUNT     FREQ  DOMINANT SOURCE      SOURCE BREAKDOWN
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
food                       18  0.03965  inference            inference:83%  wikipedia:17%
cook                        9  0.01982  wikipedia            wikipedia:67%  inference:33%
cooking                     9  0.01982  inference            inference:67%  wikipedia:33%
cooks                       7  0.01542  inference            inference:57%  wikipedia:43%
customer                    5  0.01101  inference            inference:100%
many                        4  0.00881  inference            inference:75%  wikipedia:25%
american                    4  0.00881  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
diverse                     4  0.00881  inference            inference:100%
category                    4  0.00881  inference            inference:100%
specialized                 4  0.00881  inference            inference:100%
settings                    4  0.00881  inference            inference:100%
environments                4  0.00881  inference            inference:100%
mobile                      4  0.00881  inference            inference:100%
service                     4  0.00881  inference            inference:100%
executive                   3  0.00661  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
chief                       3  0.00661  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
apple                       3  0.00661  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
operations                  3  0.00661  wikipedia            wikipedia:67%  inference:33%
culinary                    3  0.00661  inference            inference:67%  wikipedia:33%
techniques                  3  0.00661  inference            inference:67%  wikipedia:33%
quality                     3  0.00661  inference            inference:67%  wikipedia:33%
islands                     3  0.00661  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
professionals               3  0.00661  inference            inference:100%
safety                      3  0.00661  inference            inference:100%
equipment                   3  0.00661  inference            inference:100%
management                  3  0.00661  inference            inference:100%
short                       2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:50%  inference:50%
eastern                     2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
street                      2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:50%  inference:50%
officer                     2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
vice                        2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
president                   2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
worldwide                   2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
network                     2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
show                        2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
earn                        2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:50%  inference:50%
prize                       2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
celebrity                   2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:100%
basic                       2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:50%  inference:50%
preparation                 2  0.00441  wikipedia            wikipedia:50%  inference:50%