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