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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 Chef
- Culinary Artist
- Cooking Chef
- 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 “Culinary Specialist”
- Meet with customers to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.
- Meet with sales representatives to negotiate prices or order supplies.
- Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
- Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
- Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
- Record production or operational data on specified forms.
- Coordinate planning, budgeting, or purchasing for all the food operations within establishments such as clubs, hotels, or restaurant chains.
- Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen workers.
- Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- 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.
- Arrange for equipment purchases or repairs.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
- 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.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
Related Technology & Tools
- Serrated blade knives
- Kitchen fire extinguishers
- Knife sharpeners
- Melon ballers
- Double boilers
- Commercial microwave ovens
- Waffle makers
- Woks
- Conveyer ovens
- Juice dispensers
- Food processors
- Hot dog cookers
- Pressurized steam cookers
- Cappuccino makers
- Pasta machines
- Rolling pins
- Steam kettles
- Convection ovens
- Vegetable brushes
- Pizza ovens
- Plane graters
- Vegetable peelers
- Kitchen tongs
- Garbage compactors
- Infrared heat lamps
- Blenders
- Commercial coffee grinders
- Griddles
- Paring knives
- Mixers
- Gas ovens
- Mandolines
- Personal computers
- Meat grinders
- Electric stoves
- Portion scales
- Salamanders
- Broilers
- Apple corers
- Sifters
- Ice-making machines
- Commercial dishwashers
- Box graters
- Fire suppression blankets
- Gas-powered deep-fat fryers
- Braziers
- Blast chillers
- Parisian cutters
- Rotisserie units
- Food smokers
- Meat slicers
- Chefs' knives
- Kitchen shears
- Dry or liquid measuring cups
- Oyster knives
- Sieves
- Rice cookers
- Cake decorating tools
- Carbonated beverage dispensers
- Ice shaving or crushing equipment
- Electric ovens
- Grills
- Juice extractors
- Refrigerator thermometers
- Electric deep-fat fryers
- Commercial coffeemakers
- Gas stoves
- Steam tables
- Bone saws
- Fruit zesters
- Cream whippers
- Food dicers
- Desktop computers
- Slicing machines
- Meat thermometers
- Laptop computers
- Toasters
- Bread slicers
- Boning knives
- Food shredders
- Strainers
- Instant-read pocket thermometers
- GNOME Gnutrition
- Microsoft Word
- Internet browser software
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- EGS F&B Control
- CostGuard
- EGS CALCMENU
- Nutrition analysis software
- ReServe Interactive
- SoftCafe MenuPro
- Microsoft Excel
- Delphi Technology
- ADP eTIME
- Microsoft Office
- Google spreadsheet
- Food Software.com IPro Restaurant Inventory, Recipe & Menu Software
- Menu planning software
- Barrington Software CookenPro Commercial
- Email software
- Culinary Software Services ChefTec
- Sage MAS 90 ERP