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Job Description
Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 35-2012.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 26,370.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 12.00
- Currently, there are 409,850 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria”.
Also Known As…
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- School Cook
- Lead Cook
- Food Service Specialist
- Food and Nutrition Services Assistant
- First Cook
- Dinner Cook
- Dietary Cook
- Cook (Elementary School)
- Cook (Dinner)
- Cook
- Vegetables Cook
- Third Cook
- Special Diet Cook
- Ship's Cook
- Second Cook and Baker
- School Cafeteria Cook
- Roundsman
- Ranch Cook
- Prep Cook
- PM Head Cook
- Mess Cook
- Main Entree Cook and Cashier
- Line Cook
- Institutional Cook
- Galley Cook
- Diet Kitchen Cook
- Culinary Specialist
- Cook, Cashier, Food Prep (Cafeteria Worker)
- Cook at School
- Camp Cook
- Cafeteria Supervisor
- Cafeteria Manager
- Cafeteria Cook
- Boarding House Cook
Tasks for “Lead Cook”
- Direct activities of one or more workers who assist in preparing and serving meals.
- Take inventory of supplies and equipment.
- Requisition food supplies, kitchen equipment, and appliances, based on estimates of future needs.
- Monitor use of government food commodities to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
- Apportion and serve food to facility residents, employees, or patrons.
- Monitor menus and spending to ensure that meals are prepared economically.
- Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
- Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served.
- Wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, or other cooking equipment.
- Bake breads, rolls, or other pastries.
- Plan menus that are varied, nutritionally balanced, and appetizing, taking advantage of foods in season and local availability.
- Train new employees.
- Determine meal prices, based on calculations of ingredient prices.
- Clean, cut, and cook meat, fish, or poultry.
- Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Grills
- Commercial ice cream machines
- Gas stoves
- Electric deep-fat fryers
- Paring knives
- Point of sale POS computer terminals
- Meat thermometers
- Kitchen shears
- Commercial use combination ovens
- Cream whippers
- Commercial kitchen steamers
- Hot dog cookers
- Toasters
- Ice-making machines
- Blast chillers
- Blenders
- Disposal units
- Griddles
- Juice extractors
- Commercial coffee grinders
- Refrigerator thermometers
- Touch screen monitors
- Pressurized steam cookers
- Double boilers
- Rice cookers
- Desktop computers
- Box graters
- Gas-powered deep-fat fryers
- Portion scales
- Garbage compactors
- Commercial kitchen convection ovens
- Braziers
- Sifters
- Food dicers
- Waffle makers
- Strainers
- Cash registers
- Pizza ovens
- Salamanders
- Food processors
- Mandolines
- Commercial stand mixers
- Infrared heat lamps
- Serrated blade knives
- Commercial dishwashers
- Cappuccino makers
- Bone saws
- Chefs' knives
- Broilers
- Tilt skillets
- Ice shaving or crushing equipment
- Knife sharpeners
- Apple corers
- Food slicers
- Convection ovens
- Steam kettles
- Kitchen fire extinguishers
- Woks
- Rotisserie ovens
- Bread slicers
- Personal computers
- Kitchen tongs
- Commercial microwave ovens
- Oyster knives
- Parisian cutters
- Juice dispensers
- Fire suppression blankets
- Conveyor ovens
- Commercial coffeemakers
- Sieves
- Steam tables
- Mixers
- Carbonated beverage dispensers
- Meat grinders
- Electric stoves
- Pasta machines
- Food shredders
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Data entry software
- PCS Revenue Control Systems FASTRAK School Meal Software
- Word processing software
- Meals Plus
- GNOME Gnutrition
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Point of sale POS software
- Microsoft Word