Prep Cook Jobs in Arlington, VA

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There are currently 47 Prep Cook jobs in Arlington, VA 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 Prep Cook, local opportunities make it easy to get started, whether you're experienced or new to the job.

Why Choose a Prep Cook Job in Your Area

Working as a Prep Cook in Arlington 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 Prep 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 Prep Cook work in your area, Prep Cook jobs close to you, or local Prep Cook openings with no experience required, there are real opportunities available.

What Employers Look for in a Prep 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, Prep Cook duties may include food preparation, assisting kitchen staff, maintaining cleanliness, or managing orders.

How to Apply for Prep Cook Jobs Near You in Arlington, VA

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

Top Paying Prep Cook Jobs in Arlington, VA

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Line Cook

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Little Miner Taco
1015 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA|Onsite
From $18.00 to $20.00

From $18.00 to $20.00

Full-time

Full-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Day Shifts

Day Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Split Shifts

Split Shifts

Night Shifts

Night Shifts

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Food Truck Lead

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Little Miner Taco
4308 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, MD 20722, USA|Travel, Onsite
Up to $21.00

Up to $21.00

Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Seasonal

Seasonal

Flexible

Flexible

On-call

On-call

Day Shifts

Day Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Night Shifts

Night Shifts

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Training

Training

Free Meals

Free Meals

Prep Cook

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Ruth's Chris
Arlington, VA, USA|
Range $12.77 - $22.75

Range $12.77 - $22.75

No experience required

No experience required

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan

401(k) Plan

Dining Discounts

Dining Discounts

Employee assistance program

Employee assistance program

Paid sick leave

Paid sick leave

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Referral Bonus

Referral Bonus

Prep Cook

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Erickson Senior Living
Richmond, VA, USA|Onsite
Range $13.00 - $17.00

Range $13.00 - $17.00

Full-time

Full-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

No experience required

No experience required

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k plan

401k plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Employee Discounts

Volunteer hours

Volunteer hours

Prep Cook

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SAN PANCHO
Silver Spring, MD, USA|Onsite
Range $17.00 - $19.00

Range $17.00 - $19.00

Full-time

Full-time

Hourly

Hourly

Flexible

Flexible

Weekend Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

employee discount

employee discount

Prep Cook/Porter, Commissary Kitchen (No Weekends/ Holidays) - Washington, DC

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Red Rabbit
Washington, DC, USA|Onsite
Range $18.50 - $19.50

Range $18.50 - $19.50

Full-time

Full-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

generous PTO

generous PTO

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K option

401K option

Paid professional development

Paid professional development

Education Reimbursement

Education Reimbursement

paid family leave

paid family leave

Paid parental leave

Paid parental leave

Workers compensation insurance

Workers compensation insurance

Line Cook/Prep Cook

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Ted's Montana Grill
Alexandria, VA, USA|
Range $15.00 - $18.00

Range $15.00 - $18.00

No experience required

No experience required

Competitive wages

Competitive wages

flexible schedules

flexible schedules

medical benefits

medical benefits

401(k) plan with matching

401(k) plan with matching

Career advancement opportunities

Career advancement opportunities

Restaurant closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Restaurant closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Food Prep Worker

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Aramark
Washington, DC, USA|
Exact $25.05

Exact $25.05

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 Coverage

Disability Coverage

Lead Cook

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Wegmans
Silver Spring, MD, USA|Onsite
Range $21.75 - $22.50

Range $21.75 - $22.50

Full-time

Full-time

Day Shifts

Day Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

premium pay

premium pay

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

scholarship program

scholarship program

LiveWell Employee and Family program

LiveWell Employee and Family program

Chef

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MeetAChef.com
Virginia Beach, VA, USA|Onsite
flexible schedule

flexible schedule

Positive work environment

Positive work environment

opportunity to showcase creativity

opportunity to showcase creativity

Personalized cooking experience

Personalized cooking experience

Direct impact on household meals

Direct impact on household meals

Close working relationship with household

Close working relationship with household

potential for long-term engagement

potential for long-term engagement

Grill/Broiler Cook

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Ruth's Chris
Arlington, VA, USA|
Range $12.77 - $23.50

Range $12.77 - $23.50

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

401(k)

401(k)

Dining Discounts

Dining Discounts

Employee assistance program

Employee assistance program

training and career growth opportunities

training and career growth opportunities

Paid sick leave

Paid sick leave

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Referral program

Referral program

PREP

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Metro Services, LLC
Norfolk, VA, USA|
Range $12.50 - $15.75

Range $12.50 - $15.75

Flexible

Flexible

No experience required

No experience required

flexible schedules

flexible schedules

Back-of-house shift meals

Back-of-house shift meals

Front-of-house meal discounts

Front-of-house meal discounts

Meal discounts for friends and family

Meal discounts for friends and family

Paid vacation

Paid vacation

competitive benefits

competitive benefits

Referral Bonus

Referral Bonus

Free tele-medicine

Free tele-medicine

Perks at work

Perks at work

long-term career growth

long-term career growth

Seasonal Snack Bar Cook

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Washington Golf and Country Club
Arlington, VA, USA|
Range $18.00 - $20.00

Range $18.00 - $20.00

Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

No experience required

No experience required

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

competitive pay

competitive pay

Professional development opportunities

Professional development opportunities

inclusive work environment

inclusive work environment

Seasonal flexible hours

Seasonal flexible hours

Employee Discounts

Employee Discounts

Cook

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Sunrise Senior Living
Alexandria, VA, USA|
Range $17.30 - $21.70

Range $17.30 - $21.70

No experience required

No experience required

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement Savings Plans

Retirement Savings Plans

Employee assistance program

Employee assistance program

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Sick Time

Sick Time

Holiday pay

Holiday pay

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

myFlexPay

myFlexPay

Line Cook

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Cheesecake Factory
Arlington, VA, USA|Onsite
Range $17.00 - $21.00

Range $17.00 - $21.00

Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Flexible

Flexible

No experience required

No experience required

Paid vacation

Paid vacation

Sick Time

Sick Time

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Prescription coverage

Prescription coverage

Virtual care

Virtual care

mental health services

mental health services

Free Shift Meals

Free Shift Meals

Employee Discounts

Employee Discounts

Career advancement opportunities

Career advancement opportunities

educational programs

educational programs

Recognition awards

Recognition awards

Hardship and emergency lifeline program

Hardship and emergency lifeline program

Community Involvement Programs

Community Involvement Programs

Pastry Cook

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Army Navy Country Club
Arlington, VA, USA|Onsite
Range $19.00 - $22.00

Range $19.00 - $22.00

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

group health insurance

group health insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life insurance

Life insurance

short-term disability

short-term disability

long-term disability

long-term disability

flexible spending accounts

flexible spending accounts

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Holiday pay

Employee assistance program

Employee assistance program

401k retirement program

401k retirement program

Complimentary Meals

Complimentary Meals

Staff events

Staff events

Employee Recognition Program

Employee Recognition Program

employee appreciation fund

employee appreciation fund

Playbook Cook I

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Churchill Downs Incorporated
Richmond, VA, USA|
Exact $23.00

Exact $23.00

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Employee Discounts

Employee Discounts

Training and development opportunities

Training and development opportunities

Comp Service Cook

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White Lodging
Richmond, VA, USA|
Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

wellness tools

wellness tools

Referral bonuses

Referral bonuses

401K with company match

401K with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Hotel Room Discounts

Hotel Room Discounts

Dining Discounts

Dining Discounts

Travel and entertainment discounts

Travel and entertainment discounts

Leadership development

Leadership development

COOK - Richmond Raceway

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Compass Group
Richmond, VA, USA|Onsite
Range $18.00 - $20.00

Range $18.00 - $20.00

Temporary

Temporary

Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Instapay

Instapay

High interest savings

High interest savings

Associate Shopping Program

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Program

Health and Wellness Program

Discount Marketplace

Discount Marketplace

Employee assistance program

Employee assistance program

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Cook II

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Westminster Canterbury Richmond
Richmond, VA, USA|
Exact $17.03

Exact $17.03

Full-time

Full-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life insurance

Life insurance

403B retirement savings plan with company match

403B retirement savings plan with company match

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Employee assistance program

Employee assistance program

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Onsite gym

Onsite gym

fitness classes

fitness classes

On site banking

On site banking

Award-winning childcare with employee discount

Award-winning childcare with employee discount

Restaurant Team Member - Cook

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Noodles & Company
Alexandria, VA, USA|Onsite
Range $13.50 - $19.00

Range $13.50 - $19.00

No experience required

No experience required

competitive pay

competitive pay

Tips

Tips

flexible schedules

flexible schedules

Paid training

Paid training

meal discounts

meal discounts

Medical insurance

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pet insurance

Pet insurance

401(k) Plan

401(k) Plan

Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance

recognition programs

recognition programs

Leadership development

Leadership development

Mental Health Resources

Mental Health Resources

Legal resources

Legal resources

financial resources

financial resources

Stock purchase discounts

Stock purchase discounts

Free language courses

Free language courses

Food Production Supervisor - Airline Catering

at
LSG Group
Arlington, VA, USA|Onsite
Range $62,000.00 - $72,000.00

Range $62,000.00 - $72,000.00

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

Employee Discounts

Employee Discounts

Career development opportunities

Career development opportunities

safe work environment

safe work environment

Cook - Franchise

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Denny's
Washington, DC, USA|
Full-time

Full-time

Flexible

Flexible

No experience required

No experience required

competitive pay

competitive pay

flexible scheduling

flexible scheduling

Safe and sanitized work environment

Safe and sanitized work environment

skills development and training

skills development and training

Opportunities for advancement

Opportunities for advancement

Grill Cook

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Aramark
Washington, DC, USA|
Exact $21.85

Exact $21.85

No experience required

No experience required

Medical insurance

Medical 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 Coverage

Disability Coverage

Pantry Cook

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Aramark
Silver Spring, MD, USA|Onsite
Full-time

Full-time

Part-time

Part-time

Standard Hours

Standard Hours

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Health Insurance

Health 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 assistance

Disability assistance

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