5120 Cooks
Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals, according to recipes or under the supervision of chefs, in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households. Tasks include - (a) planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs; (b) planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers; (c) checking the quality of food; (d) weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and personal judgement; (e) regulating the temperature of ovens, grills, roasters and other cooking equipment; inspecting and cleaning the kitchen, kitchen equipment and serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices; (f) operating large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cook Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Café manager - 1412 - Restaurant manager - 1412 - Chef - 3434 - Fast food preparer - 9411 Notes Operators of small cafés, restaurants and bars for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work are classified in Unit Groups 5120: Cooks, 5131: Waiters or 5132: Bartenders, depending on the main tasks performed.
Where 5120 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
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5120 in other classification systems
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 5120?
- ISCO-08 5120 is "Cooks". Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals, according to recipes or under the supervision of chefs, in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households. Tasks include - (a) planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs; (b) planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers; (c) checking the quality of food; (d) weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and personal judgement; (e) regulating the temperature of ovens, grills, roasters and other cooking equipment; inspecting and cleaning the kitchen, kitchen equipment and serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices; (f) operating large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cook Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Café manager - 1412 - Restaurant manager - 1412 - Chef - 3434 - Fast food preparer - 9411 Notes Operators of small cafés, restaurants and bars for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work are classified in Unit Groups 5120: Cooks, 5131: Waiters or 5132: Bartenders, depending on the main tasks performed.
- How does ISCO-08 5120 map to other classification systems?
- 5120 Cooks has equivalents in SOC 2018 (35-1012, 35-2012, 35-2013, +3 more); ESCO Occupations (11e6d39e-1295-40e7-8eea-3eb042bc7e34, 90f75f67-495d-49fa-ab57-2f320e251d7e, 9ab80ce6-504f-474f-bb91-98163e9d45fd, +2 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 5120?
- 5120 Cooks sits under 5120 Cooks in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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