Occupation Atlaschef
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1009be17-7efd-45f1-a033-566bf179c588
chef
Chefs are culinary professionals with a flair for creativity and innovation to provide a unique gastronomic experience.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCSRealistic · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.90
- C Conventional4.35
- S Social3.17
- E Enterprising3.16
- A Artistic2.01
- I Investigative1.83
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (35-2012.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (21)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- control of expenses
- design indicators for food waste reduction
- develop food waste reduction strategies
- food waste monitoring systems
- handover the food preparation area
- instruct kitchen personnel
- maintain customer service
- maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
- manage staff
- plan menus
- store raw food materials
- think creatively about food and beverages
- types of whisks
- use cooking techniques
- use culinary finishing techniques
- use food cutting tools
- use food preparation techniques
- use reheating techniques
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- work in a hospitality team
Optional (28)
- assist customers
- check deliveries on receipt
- compile cooking recipes
- conduct research on food waste prevention
- cook dairy products
- cook fish
- cook meat dishes
- cook pastry products
- cook sauce products
- cook seafood
- cook vegetable products
- create decorative food displays
- ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
- execute chilling processes to food products
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- identify nutritional properties of food
- manage waste
- molecular gastronomy
- order supplies
- perform procurement processes
- plan shifts of employees
- prepare canapés
- prepare desserts
- prepare flambeed dishes
- prepare salad dressings
- prepare sandwiches
- set prices of menu items
- train employees
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 21 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
pastry chef
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head chef
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cook
11 shared · 4 more of its ownuse culinary finishing techniques, maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature, handover the food preparation area, use reheating techniques
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grill cook
10 shared · 4 more of its ownuse culinary finishing techniques, maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature, handover the food preparation area, use reheating techniques
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diet cook
10 shared · 6 more of its ownuse culinary finishing techniques, maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature, handover the food preparation area, use reheating techniques
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fish cook
10 shared · 6 more of its ownuse culinary finishing techniques, maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature, handover the food preparation area, use reheating techniques
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private chef
9 shared · 15 more of its owntypes of whisks, use reheating techniques, use food cutting tools, food waste monitoring systems
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head pastry chef
9 shared · 22 more of its owntypes of whisks, use culinary finishing techniques, maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature, handover the food preparation area
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