Chefs design menus, create dishes and oversee the planning, organization preparation and cooking of meals in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.
Skill level:
Skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Chefs - from $5,729 to $9,921 per month - 2025.
- A Chefs typically earns between $5,729 and $8,520 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $6,016 and $9,183 per month for a working week of 38 hours.
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- A Chef in Australian Capital Territory in manufacturing earned minimum $50,000.00 and maximum $85,000.00 per year in 2022.
- A Chef in Australian Capital Territory in manufacturing earned minimum $28,500.00 and maximum $37,000.00 per year in 2022.
- A Chef in New South Wales in manufacturing earned minimum $65,000.00 and maximum $85,000.00 per year in 2022.
Job Responsibilities
- Planning and developing recipes and menus, estimating food and labour costs, and ordering food supplies
- Monitoring quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
- Discussing food preparation issues with managers, dieticians, kitchen and waiting staff
- Supervising and coordinating the activities of cooks and other workers engaged in food preparation
- Inspecting supplies, equipment and work areas to ensure conformity with established standards
- Determining how food should be presented, and creating decorative food displays
- Instructing cooks and other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food
- Participating in the recruitment of kitchen staff and monitoring their performance
- Preparing, seasoning and cooking speciality foods and complex dishes
- Explaining and enforcing hygiene and food safety regulations
