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