Chefs & Head Cooks

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.

On the job, you would:

• 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.
• Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.

Education

• associate's degree
• certificate after high school

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

• food production
• manufacture and distribution of products

Business

• customer service
• management

Education and Training

• teaching and course design

Math and Science

• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Basic Skills

• keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
• talking to others

Social

• changing what is done based on other people's actions
• understanding people's reactions

Resource Management

• managing your time and the time of other people
• selecting and managing the best workers for a job

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

• Dependability
• Initiative
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Leadership
• Stress Tolerance
• Attention to Detail

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• use rules to solve problems

Attention

• pay attention to something without being distracted
• do two or more things at the same time

Hand and Finger Use

• hold or move items with your hands