planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs
// Unit group · 5120
Cooks
Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals, according to recipes or under the supervision of chefs, in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.
5 Service and Sales Workers / 51 Personal Service Workers / 512 Cooks / All level 4
// Working conditions
// Hand tools
planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers
checking the quality of food
weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and personal judgement
regulating the temperature of ovens, grills, roasters and other cooking equipment
inspecting and cleaning the kitchen, kitchen equipment and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices
operating large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers or griddles.
Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Cook
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Cafe manager - 1412
- Restaurant manager - 1412
- Chef - 3434
- Fast food preparer - 9411
Notes
Operators of small cafes, restaurants and bars for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work, are classified in Unit Groups 5120: Cooks, 5131: Waiters or 5132: Bartenders, depending on the main tasks performed.
Indexed job titles 7
- CookISCO-88 5122
- Cook, messISCO-88 5122
- Cook, restaurantISCO-88 5122
- Cook, shipISCO-88 5122
- Cook, special dietsISCO-88 5122
- Cook, vegetableISCO-88 5122
- Cook, work campISCO-88 5122