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