Chefs and Head Cooks
SOC Code: 35-1011
Chefs and Head Cookss monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 83.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Monitoring, Coordination, Coordination.
AI-Proof Score: 83.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$60,990
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Job Growth
7.1%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Monitoring
- •Coordination
- •Management of Personnel Resources
- •Time Management
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- ✓Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
- ✓Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- ✓Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- ✓Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation