Cooks, Private Household
Certified Personal Chef (CPC), Personal Chef, Private Chef
Diet Therapy; Diet Therapy Apprentice; Diet Therapy Helper; Diet Therapy Journeyman; Diet Therapy Superintendent; Enlisted Aide; Services Apprentice; Services Craftsman; Services Journeyman; Services Manager
Culinary Specialist; Nutrition Care Specialist
Culinary Specialist
Food Service Specialist; Marine Aide
Culinary Specialist; Culinary Specialist (Submarine); Leading Culinary Specialist; Public Quarters Enlisted Aide Specialist; Submarine Culinary Specialist; Submarine Leading Culinary Specialist
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What they do:
Prepare meals in private homes. Includes personal chefs.
On the job, you would:
- Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions.
- Stock, organize, and clean kitchens and cooking utensils.
- Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Resource Management
- managing equipment and materials
- managing your time and the time of other people
Abilities
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Cooperation
- Concern for Others
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Accounting software
- Cost tracking software
- Intuit QuickBooks
Video creation and editing software
- YouTube
Data base user interface and query software
- APPCA Personal Chef Office
- Cooking e-books
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
certificate after high school or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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