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How can I become a Line Cook
- The most common career steps to get to Line Cook are Chef, Pastry Chef and Sous Chef based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Chef, the most common step before Line Cook, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Line Cook, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Line Cook.
- While Chef is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Line Cook that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Line Cook career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Line Cook so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Chef is from the same job family, Food/Beverage as Line Cook, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Business Owner also leading to Line Cook.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Line Cook, you should also consider Executive Chef, Baker and Machine Operator as they commonly lead to Line Cook as well.
What should I know about the Line Cook career path
- The most common degree or certification earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Line Cook is Associate Degree In Culinary Arts. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Chef being on the path to and from Line Cook. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Line Cook is part of the Food/Beverage job family which has a limited number of unique role types (51) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Line Cook are Cook, Cook 1, Cook 2, Grill Cook, Lead Cook, Lead Line Cook, Lead Pastry Cook, Pantry Cook, Prep Cook.