Chefs
Job description
These individuals plan, organize, direct, and control activities related to meal preparation. They work in:
- Restaurants
- Tourist accommodation establishments
- Hospitals and other health care facilities
- Food Services
- Ships
- Tourist sites and event organization companies
- Golf clubs
- Ski centres
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Odours
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
Main tasks
- Develop menus for weddings, banquets, and special functions.
- Ensure that the quality of the food is up to standards.
- Assess needs concerning food, food cost, and labour costs.
- Purchase and maintain equipment, as required.
- Recruit and supervise staff.
- Prepare and cook meals or food.
- Explain new cooking techniques and the operation of new equipment to kitchen staff.
- Order food and kitchen supplies as needed.
- Teach cooks to prepare, cook, decorate, and display food.
- Conduct a daily inspection of work areas and ensure that occupational hygiene, sanitation, health, and safety standards are met.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility between the different occupations in this group.
- Qualified cooks obtain a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.- Minimum
- $14.25
- Median
- $19.00
- Maximum
- $28.34
Job prospects for 2021-2025
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Job prospects for 2021-2025
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
7,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 27.6% Female
- 72.4% Male
Not available.
- 27.6% Female
- 72.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
$33,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 7282% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6233% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3123% of jobs
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NAICS 712% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 7282% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6233% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3123% of jobs
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NAICS 712% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs