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