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