Will “Kitchen Chef” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
0 % Chance of Automation
“Kitchen Chef” will never be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #169 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
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
- Head Pastry Chef
- Head Chef
- Head Baker
- Culinary Specialist
- 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 “Kitchen Chef”
- Meet with customers to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Meet with sales representatives to negotiate prices or order supplies.
- Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
- 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.
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
- Arrange for equipment purchases or repairs.
- 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.
- Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen workers.
- Record production or operational data on specified forms.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
- Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
- 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.
- Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
Related Technology & Tools
- Chefs' knives
- Carbonated beverage dispensers
- Ice-making machines
- Food dicers
- Oyster knives
- Toasters
- Kitchen tongs
- Conveyer ovens
- Braziers
- Melon ballers
- Food shredders
- Mixers
- Steam tables
- Grills
- Bread slicers
- Food smokers
- Ice shaving or crushing equipment
- Convection ovens
- Strainers
- Sieves
- Personal computers
- Cake decorating tools
- Meat grinders
- Double boilers
- Apple corers
- Dry or liquid measuring cups
- Commercial microwave ovens
- Commercial coffee grinders
- Slicing machines
- Vegetable brushes
- Meat slicers
- Electric ovens
- Hot dog cookers
- Waffle makers
- Electric deep-fat fryers
- Rotisserie units
- Portion scales
- Mandolines
- Box graters
- Rice cookers
- Woks
- Pasta machines
- Kitchen shears
- Blenders
- Juice dispensers
- Pressurized steam cookers
- Garbage compactors
- Infrared heat lamps
- Broilers
- Boning knives
- Steam kettles
- Gas stoves
- Gas-powered deep-fat fryers
- Sifters
- Gas ovens
- Food processors
- Griddles
- Plane graters
- Refrigerator thermometers
- Paring knives
- Knife sharpeners
- Pizza ovens
- Electric stoves
- Instant-read pocket thermometers
- Bone saws
- Fire suppression blankets
- Commercial coffeemakers
- Vegetable peelers
- Juice extractors
- Rolling pins
- Fruit zesters
- Salamanders
- Blast chillers
- Meat thermometers
- Serrated blade knives
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Cream whippers
- Parisian cutters
- Commercial dishwashers
- Kitchen fire extinguishers
- Cappuccino makers
- Culinary Software Services ChefTec
- EGS F&B Control
- ReServe Interactive
- Microsoft Office
- GNOME Gnutrition
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
- Google spreadsheet
- ADP eTIME
- EGS CALCMENU
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- Food Software.com IPro Restaurant Inventory, Recipe & Menu Software
- Barrington Software CookenPro Commercial
- SoftCafe MenuPro
- Nutrition analysis software
- Menu planning software
- Microsoft Word
- CostGuard
- Internet browser software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Delphi Technology
- Sage MAS 90 ERP