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