CULINARY CHEF

JOB DESCRIPTION

• They prepare food in restaurants and other dining establishments
• They supervise other culinary workers
• Oversee the running of the kitchen
• Job titles include fry, grill, or prep cook

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• I believe it is important to become certified
• Making food for people is fun
• Loving what you do

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Classes in high school
• Should complete a formal training program
• Also complete an internship
• The american culinary federation offers certification
• You can go to college

THE WORK SETTING

• It is a full time job
• You may work up to 12 hours a day
• At peek times your job may get stressful
• What i would like about the job is doing something i love
• What i might dislike is the preparation before becoming a culinary chef

EARNINGS

• Earnings vary depending on where and what type of establishment one works
• The median salary of chefs and head cooks were $42,480
• Hourly wages were 20.42
• Other median salaries of cooks can be $22,170
• Hourly wages for cooks are $10.59

EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK

• Chefs and head cooks held approximately 115,400 jobs in 2012
• Cooks held about 2.1 million jobs
• Work in this field is fast paced

MY PERSONAL ASSESSMENT

• I believe this occupation would fit for me because i dont want to be sitting in a desk all day
• This occupation fits my personality because i love food and i love to cook and fuse flavors together.
• I am also very interested in being a chef because i love to see the look on peoples faces when they taste something great!!!
• There is one value i live by which is if you love what you do thats all that matters.

CHEF/HEAD COOK

• Manage all aspects of the kitchen operation
• Create theme menus,ideas for decor
• Ensure that the kitchen and its staff are clean at all times
• Creating meals that are tasty
• Maintaining budgets inall financial areas

COOKS

• Assist with presentation of meal
• Weigh, measure and mix ingredients according to recipes.
• Handle special dietary needs and concerns
• Maintain cleanliness
• Prepare at least five orders correctly as ordered

COLLEGE/POST GRAD OPPORTUNITIES

• Many post grad job opportunities
• College experience
• Jobs
• Internships
• Opportunities for self employment