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Job Description
Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 35-1011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 47,390.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 134,190 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Chefs and Head Cooks”.
Also Known As…
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- Line Cook
- Head Cook
- Executive Sous Chef
- Executive Chef (Ex Chef)
- Corporate Executive Chef
- Cook
- Chef, Instructor
- Chef
- Certified Executive Chef (CEC)
- Banquet Chef
- Wedding Cake Designer
- Sushi Chef
- Sous Chef
- Second Baker
- School Cafeteria Head Cook
- Salad Chef
- Pie Maker
- Personal Chef
- Pastry Cook Apprentice
- Pastry Cook
- Pastry Artist
- Passenger Vessel Chef
- Pantry Chef
- Menu Planner
- Master Chef
- Kitchen Supervisor
- Kitchen Manager
- Kitchen Chef
- Head Pastry Chef
- Head Chef
- Head Baker
- Culinary Specialist
- Culinary Chef
- Culinary Artist
- Cook Manager
- Confectioner
- Chocolatier
- Chief Cook
- Chef Manager
- Chef de Froid
- Chef de Cuisine
- Cake Mixer
- Cake Maker
- Cake Icer
- Cake Froster
- Bread and Pastry Baker
Tasks for “Cooking Chef”
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- Meet with customers to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Record production or operational data on specified forms.
- Plan, direct, or supervise the food preparation or cooking activities of multiple kitchens or restaurants in an establishment such as a restaurant chain, hospital, or hotel.
- Coordinate planning, budgeting, or purchasing for all the food operations within establishments such as clubs, hotels, or restaurant chains.
- Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
- Meet with sales representatives to negotiate prices or order supplies.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
- Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
- Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
- Arrange for equipment purchases or repairs.
- Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen workers.
- Collaborate with other personnel to plan and develop recipes or menus, taking into account such factors as seasonal availability of ingredients or the likely number of customers.
- Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
Related Technology & Tools
- Pasta machines
- Oyster knives
- Sieves
- Kitchen shears
- Gas stoves
- Instant-read pocket thermometers
- Rice cookers
- Mixers
- Cream whippers
- Commercial coffeemakers
- Blast chillers
- Meat slicers
- Food shredders
- Rotisserie units
- Electric stoves
- Food dicers
- Broilers
- Rolling pins
- Mandolines
- Gas ovens
- Commercial dishwashers
- Kitchen tongs
- Convection ovens
- Conveyer ovens
- Paring knives
- Portion scales
- Woks
- Slicing machines
- Personal computers
- Grills
- Melon ballers
- Meat thermometers
- Cake decorating tools
- Bone saws
- Steam kettles
- Food smokers
- Bread slicers
- Griddles
- Laptop computers
- Electric ovens
- Braziers
- Juice extractors
- Kitchen fire extinguishers
- Salamanders
- Fruit zesters
- Pizza ovens
- Desktop computers
- Dry or liquid measuring cups
- Steam tables
- Box graters
- Garbage compactors
- Fire suppression blankets
- Boning knives
- Juice dispensers
- Electric deep-fat fryers
- Serrated blade knives
- Plane graters
- Vegetable brushes
- Blenders
- Sifters
- Cappuccino makers
- Parisian cutters
- Refrigerator thermometers
- Apple corers
- Ice-making machines
- Carbonated beverage dispensers
- Pressurized steam cookers
- Chefs' knives
- Strainers
- Gas-powered deep-fat fryers
- Toasters
- Double boilers
- Commercial microwave ovens
- Commercial coffee grinders
- Knife sharpeners
- Vegetable peelers
- Ice shaving or crushing equipment
- Meat grinders
- Waffle makers
- Food processors
- Infrared heat lamps
- Hot dog cookers
- Microsoft Word
- Delphi Technology
- Google spreadsheet
- ADP eTIME
- Culinary Software Services ChefTec
- EGS CALCMENU
- Food Software.com IPro Restaurant Inventory, Recipe & Menu Software
- EGS F&B Control
- SoftCafe MenuPro
- ReServe Interactive
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- GNOME Gnutrition
- Email software
- CostGuard
- Nutrition analysis software
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- Menu planning software
- Sage MAS 90 ERP
- Barrington Software CookenPro Commercial
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Internet browser software