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