Skills for Chefs and Head Cooks
The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for chefs and head cooks, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.
What to lead with
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook as in-demand technologies for this role.
Top skills (ranked by importance)
O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).
- 1.Monitoring4
- 2.Speaking3.88
- 3.Critical Thinking3.75
- 4.Active Listening3.62
- 5.Reading Comprehension3.5
- 6.Active Learning3.38
- 7.Learning Strategies3.25
- 8.Writing3.12
- 9.Mathematics3
- 10.Science1.75
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Knowledge areas
- Food Production
- Production and Processing
- Customer and Personal Service
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Education and Training
- English Language
Core work activities
- Training and Teaching Others
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
- Developing and Building Teams
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Getting Information
- Coaching and Developing Others
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
In-demand tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- ADP eTIME
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- Barrington Software CookenPro Commercial
- CostGuard
- Culinary Software Services ChefTec
- Delphi Technology
- EGS CALCMENU
- Enggist & Grandjean EGS F&B Control
- GNOME Gnutrition
- GroupMe
- IPro Restaurant Inventory, Recipe & Menu Software
- Menu planning software