Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a head chef can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a head chef already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Head chefs manage the kitchen to oversee the preparation, cooking and service of food.

Technicians and associate professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: head pastry chef, 75%

head pastry chef 75% covered pastry chef 69% covered chef 65% covered pizzaiolo 50% covered quick service restaurant team… 48% covered head chef You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from head chef. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a head chef already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Index

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head chef is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a head chef already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.