Cook Jobs in San Diego, CA

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There are currently 123 Cook jobs in San Diego, CA hiring this September 2026. These openings are a great way to earn income, gain experience, and work at a location close to you.

If you want to work as a Cook, local opportunities make it easy to get started, whether you're experienced or new to the job.

Why Choose a Cook Job in Your Area

Working as a Cook in San Diego offers many benefits:

  • Convenient location - work near your home or in your neighborhood
  • Fast hiring process - many employers are hiring now
  • No degree required - learn while you work
  • Flexible scheduling - choose shifts that fit your lifestyle
  • Valuable experience - build skills to grow your career

You can apply to Cook positions close to you, whether in restaurants, hotels, or catering services. Some jobs require prior experience, but many are entry-level and provide training.

If you’re looking for Cook work in your area, Cook jobs close to you, or local Cook openings with no experience required, there are real opportunities available.

What Employers Look for in a Cook

Every workplace is different, but most employers want someone who:

  • Arrives on time
  • Communicates clearly
  • Works well with others
  • Follows instructions and stays focused
  • Learns quickly on the job

Depending on the business, Cook duties may include food preparation, assisting kitchen staff, maintaining cleanliness, or managing orders.

How to Apply for Cook Jobs Near You in San Diego, CA

Applying is fast and easy:

  1. Browse the 123 Cook jobs in your area listed on this page
  2. Choose the ones that match your skills or availability
  3. Click apply - you'll need to create an account, which only takes a minute

These are real local jobs available now. If you’re ready to start, apply today.

Top Paying Cook Jobs in San Diego, CA

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Phanny's
1021 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach, CA 90277, USA|Onsite
Range $20.00 - $25.00

Range $20.00 - $25.00

Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Overtime

Overtime

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Day Shifts

Day Shifts

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

401k

401k

Flexible Schedule

Flexible Schedule

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Training

Training

Free Meals

Free Meals

Cook

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Stevens Steak and Seafood House
5332 Stevens Pl, Commerce, CA 90040, USA|Onsite
Full-time

Full-time

Day Shifts

Day Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Night Shifts

Night Shifts

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

COOK

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Compass Group, North America
San Mateo, CA, USA|Onsite
Exact $23.00

Exact $23.00

Full-time

Full-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Health and wellness programs

Health and wellness programs

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life insurance

Life insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Cook

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Red Maple Toluca Lake
Glendale, CA, USA|Onsite
Range $27.00 - $29.00

Range $27.00 - $29.00

Hourly

Hourly

Day Shifts

Day Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

competitive hourly wage

competitive hourly wage

Tips

Tips

opportunities for professional growth

opportunities for professional growth

Positive team environment

Positive team environment

supportive management

supportive management

Cook

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Wienerschnitzel
Elk Grove, CA, USA|Onsite
Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Employee Discounts

flexible scheduling

flexible scheduling

Training and development opportunities

Training and development opportunities

Evening Cook

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Aramark
San Mateo, CA, USA|Onsite
Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Optical insurance

Optical insurance

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Parental leave

Disability Coverage

Disability Coverage

Cook

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US Navy
San Antonio, TX, USA|Travel, Onsite
Range $15.00 - $19.00

Range $15.00 - $19.00

Full-time

Full-time

Rotating Shifts

Rotating Shifts

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance

GI Bill benefits

GI Bill benefits

Navy cool certifications

Navy cool certifications

Cook (M-F)

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Aramark Careers
San Francisco, CA, USA|
Exact $26.20

Exact $26.20

No experience required

No experience required

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Savings Plans

Retirement Savings Plans

Paid parental leave

Paid parental leave

Disability Coverage

Disability Coverage

work/life resources

work/life resources

Cook (M-F)

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Aramark Careers
San Jose, CA, USA|
Exact $26.20

Exact $26.20

No experience required

No experience required

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Parental leave

Disability Coverage

Disability Coverage

Pantry Cook

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California Pizza Kitchen
Tiburon, CA, USA|
Range $19.61 - $23.61

Range $19.61 - $23.61

Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Flexible

Flexible

No experience required

No experience required

competitive compensation

competitive compensation

Flexible Shifts

Flexible Shifts

Full and Part-Time Opportunities

Full and Part-Time Opportunities

benefits

benefits

Excellent Training Program

Excellent Training Program

Unlimited Career Advancement Opportunities

Unlimited Career Advancement Opportunities

Team Member Dining Discounts

Team Member Dining Discounts

holiday closures

holiday closures

Restaurant Cook

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Aramark
Concord, CA, USA|Onsite
Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

401(k) retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Parental leave

Disability Support

Disability Support

Weekend Cook

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Aramark
Fremont, CA, USA|Onsite
Part-time

Part-time

Weekend Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

retirement savings plan

retirement savings plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Parental leave

Disability Benefits

Disability Benefits

Restaurant Cook

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Aramark
Daly, CA, USA|Onsite
Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Parental leave

Disability Support

Disability Support

Pantry Cook

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Pietro's
Lodi, CA, USA|Onsite
Range $18.40 - $20.40

Range $18.40 - $20.40

Full-time

Full-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Flexible

Flexible

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

401(k) matching

401(k) matching

Company parties

Company parties

competitive salary

competitive salary

flexible schedule

flexible schedule

Free Food

Free Food

free uniforms

free uniforms

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Opportunity for advancement

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Training & development

Training & development

Cook 2

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Legends Global
Los Angeles, CA, USA|
Range $22.14 - $24.60

Range $22.14 - $24.60

Part-time

Part-time

No experience required

No experience required

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

flexible schedule

flexible schedule

Employee Discounts

Employee Discounts

Professional development opportunities

Professional development opportunities

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Station Cook

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Remington Hospitality
Los Angeles, CA, USA|
Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

meal discounts

meal discounts

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Employee training programs

Employee training programs

Cook Helper

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Management & Training Corporation
Los Angeles, CA, USA|Onsite
Exact $18.07

Exact $18.07

Full-time

Full-time

Hourly

Hourly

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

prescription drug coverage

prescription drug coverage

Life insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

401(k) retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Paid holidays

Professional development assistance

Professional development assistance

Career advancement opportunities

Career advancement opportunities

Cook

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US Navy
Oxnard, CA, USA|Travel, Onsite
Range $16.75 - $21.00

Range $16.75 - $21.00

Full-time

Full-time

Rotating Shifts

Rotating Shifts

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance

Life insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Disability insurance

Cook

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Trinity Services Group
Bakersfield, CA, USA|
Exact $21.75

Exact $21.75

Full-time

Full-time

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Medical

Medical

Dental

Dental

Vision

Vision

Basic life and basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance

Basic life and basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance

voluntary benefits

voluntary benefits

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Company match for the 401(k) retirement savings plan

Company match for the 401(k) retirement savings plan

Experienced Cook | Food R&D & Product Development

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Constellation Formulations
San Diego, CA, USA|Onsite
Range $24.00 - $30.00

Range $24.00 - $30.00

Part-time

Part-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

No experience required

No experience required

competitive pay

competitive pay

Part-time position with potential to grow full time

Part-time position with potential to grow full time

Hands-on training in food science and product development

Hands-on training in food science and product development

Collaborative and innovative work environment

Collaborative and innovative work environment

Opportunity to develop a long-term career in food R&D

Opportunity to develop a long-term career in food R&D

Professional growth and skill development

Professional growth and skill development

Calm, climate-controlled work setting

Calm, climate-controlled work setting

Line Cook - Full Time

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Chili's
San Francisco, CA, USA|
Range $16.00 - $19.50

Range $16.00 - $19.50

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life insurance

Life insurance

flexible schedule

flexible schedule

growth opportunities

growth opportunities

Tips

Tips

team atmosphere

team atmosphere

Food Service Cook

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Aramark
Concord, CA, USA|Onsite
Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid parental leave

Disability Coverage

Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Cook -Temporary FT

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Aramark
Burbank, CA, USA|Onsite
Range $22.00 - $26.00

Range $22.00 - $26.00

Full-time

Full-time

Hourly

Hourly

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

work/life resources

work/life resources

retirement savings plan

retirement savings plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Parental leave

Disability Coverage

Disability Coverage

part-time cook

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Temecula
Temecula, CA, USA|Onsite
Part-time

Part-time

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

opportunity for skill development

opportunity for skill development

supportive work environment

supportive work environment

team collaboration

team collaboration

professional growth

professional growth

Dynamic Workplace

Dynamic Workplace

Cook - Medtronic LA

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Aramark Careers
Los Angeles, CA, USA|
Exact $21.00

Exact $21.00

Full-time

Full-time

No experience required

No experience required

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Parental leave

Disability Coverage

Disability Coverage

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