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