£14,040
Average salary at age 20
£25,480
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 |
UK Prospects
200300
Workforce Size
4.77%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
23979
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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