Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- The majority of Cooks earn a salary between ₦23,436 and ₦58,127 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Cooks ranges from ₦23,436 to ₦73,925.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between ₦24,262 and ₦70,124 per month.
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- A Cook in human health and social work activities in scale 2 with 4 years or less experience earned minimum ₦67,200.00 and maximum ₦269,728.00 per month in 2021.
Job Responsibilities
- Planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs
- Planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers
- Checking the quality of food
- Weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and personal judgement
- 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
- Operating large volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles
