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