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