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