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