Skill
Food Safety
Healthcare and Medical
Food safety encompasses the practices and standards used to prevent foodborne illness by properly handling, storing, cooking, and serving food to avoid contamination. It is a critical skill for anyone working in kitchens, food production, or retail, often requiring certifications like ServSafe or HACCP training.
Food Safety in the job market
Last checked October 27, 2026
- Open roles
- 46
- Employers
- 21
- Median pay
- $42,000
- Disclose pay
- 67%
on Career App
hiring for it
from 31 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Food Safety (46)
VCS Cook- White River Junction VT
Veterans Health Administration
White River Junction, VT · $19 / hour
A cook role in a VA medical center canteen serving veterans, preparing breakfast and lunch in a fast-paced kitchen environment. Suits candidates with prior cooking experience and a commitment to food safety and sanitation.
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Cook
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Harlem, MT · $29 – $33 / hour
A food service position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs that involves preparing meals, managing kitchen equipment, and overseeing food storage and safety protocols in a correctional facility. This role suits someone with practical cooking experience who can work independently in a fast-paced, physically demanding kitchen environment.
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MWR Cook
Commander, Navy Installations Command
El Centro, CA · $20 – $21 / hour
A cook position with the Navy's Morale, Welfare and Recreation program, preparing straightforward dishes and managing kitchen operations for a food service operation. This role suits someone comfortable with routine cooking tasks, inventory management, and maintaining clean food preparation areas.
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Cook Leader L06
U.S. Marine Corps
Quantico, VA · $24 / hour
This Marine Corps Community Services role combines cooking with kitchen leadership, requiring someone to prepare diverse menu items while supervising cooks, managing inventory, and ensuring food safety and sanitation standards. It suits an experienced cook ready to move into a supervisory position within a military dining facility.
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Produce Clerk
WinCo Foods
Midvale, UT
This role involves receiving, stocking, and merchandising produce in a supermarket setting, maintaining product quality and freshness while providing customer service. It suits someone who works well in a fast-paced retail environment and can handle physical tasks like lifting, organizing displays, and operating warehouse equipment.
Listed on WinCo Foods’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Cook 3 - Knott's Hotel
Six Flags
Full-time · Buena Park, CA · $22 / hour
A Cook 3 prepares food items to specification in a high-volume kitchen at a theme park hotel, managing portion control and food quality while working shifts that include nights and weekends. This role suits someone with culinary experience who works well independently and can handle the pace of a busy, guest-facing food operation.
Listed on Six Flags’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Production Supervisor
Smithfield Foods
Martin City, MO
Lead daily production operations at a meat processing facility, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency while managing and coaching an hourly team. This role suits someone with supervisory experience who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and wants to drive operational improvements.
Listed on Smithfield Foods’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Prep Cook
United Parks & Resorts
Orlando, FL
A culinary position at SeaWorld where you'll prepare diverse dishes to strict food safety standards using professional kitchen equipment in a fast-paced theme park environment. This role suits someone with cooking experience who thrives in high-volume food service and enjoys working in a dynamic, guest-facing setting.
Listed on United Parks & Resorts’s careers site · Apply there ↗
General Production Partners
Schreiber Foods
Full-time · Stephenville, TX · $18 / hour
This is a full-time production role at a food manufacturing facility involving manual labor, quality checks, and equipment operation across rotating 12-hour shifts. The position suits candidates who can work physical, demanding jobs in varying temperatures and are willing to work flexible schedules including weekends and overtime.
Listed on Schreiber Foods’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Line Cook 3 - Seasonal
Powdr Corporation
Full-time · $19 / hour
A leadership role in Zion Lodge's kitchen overseeing meal preparation and staff training for the historic park lodge's dining operations. Suited for experienced cooks ready to move into supervision while working in a unique national park setting with onsite housing provided.
Listed on Powdr Corporation’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside Food Safety
Measured from the 46 open roles that name Food Safety — not from a curated list.
- Inventory Management9 roles19.6%
- Cash Register Operation3 roles6.5%
- Data Analysis3 roles6.5%
- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)3 roles6.5%
- Knife Skills3 roles6.5%
- Microsoft Word3 roles6.5%
What employers state they pay
Median
$42,000
Middle half
$36,000 – $58,000
From 31 of 46 open roles — the 67% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Where Food Safety roles are
Among the 40 of 46 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Food Safety
Employers hiring for Food Safety
21 in total, most open roles first.
Global Partners9 roles
Brookshire Grocery Company6 roles
General Mills5 roles- DDDippin' Dots4 roles
- BCBJ's Wholesale Club2 roles
- Schreiber Foods2 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.