£10,400
Average salary at age 20
£22,360
Average Salary
39
Average hours per week
Description
Chefs plan menus and prepare, or oversee the preparation of food in hotels, restaurants, clubs, private households and other establishments.
Main Tasks
- Requisitions or purchases and examines foodstuffs from suppliers to ensure quality;
- Plans menus, prepares, seasons and cooks foodstuffs or oversees their preparation and monitors the quality of finished dishes;
- Supervises, organises and instructs kitchen staff and manages the whole kitchen or an area of the kitchen;
- Ensures relevant hygiene and health and safety standards are maintained within the kitchen;
- Plans and co-ordinates kitchen work such as fetching, clearing and cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic requirements. Training is provided off- and on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs, BTEC Certificates and Diplomas and foundation degrees are available. Apprenticeships leading to an NVQ/SVQ at Level 3 are also available. Courses are also run by private cookery schools.
What Chefs studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (L4) Social policy | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 5 |
| (L3) Sociology | 2 |
| (C1) Biology | 1 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 3 |
| (W1) Fine art | 3 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 5 |
| (D3) Animal science | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 3 |
| (Q3) English studies | 4 |
| (L2) Politics | 3 |
| (K1) Architecture | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (W4) Drama | 2 |
| (M1) Law by area | 2 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 1 |
| (J9) Others in technology | 2 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 10 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 1 |
| (B4) Nutrition | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 2 |
| (D6) Food & beverage studies | 6 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 3 |
| (C3) Zoology | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 3 |
| (N2) Management studies | 2 |
| (V1) History by period | 2 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 2 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 2 |
| (I1) Computer science | 2 |
Testimonials
UK Prospects
199000
Workforce Size
9.96%
Predicted decline 2021 - 2027
53307
Predicted Replacement 2021 - 2027
Local Prospects
Catering is one of our key growth sectors. There is a predicted 10% rise in demand for this occupation in our area.
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