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A Breakfast Chef prepares breakfast service in a restaurant, café, hotel or eatery. You’ll prepare ingredients and cook a range of breakfast dishes. Breakfast Chefs may plan menus, order supplies and ensure kitchen areas are working efficiently. You’ll work as part of a larger team of staff and may liaise with customers and suppliers.
Breakfast Chefs should have strong time management skills and be comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment. You’ll need to be able to communicate clearly with colleagues and manage several tasks at one time. Breakfast Chefs must be able to follow correct procedures and be willing to start work early in this role.
There is one course available for people who want to become a Breakfast Chef.
Possible job outcomes:
Become a trade cook with the SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery. This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to safely prepare and cook a range of contemporary dishes including meats and poultry, seafoods, fruit and vegetables, cakes and breads, desserts, soups, and sauces. Even better you’ll learn how to work efficiently in the back-of-house and can specialise in either contemporary cooking and catering or Asian cookery. Enquire now for the list of study units, specialisation electives (and their availability) as well as training providers near you who offer this qualification..
Average duration: 6 months.
In Australia, a full time Breakfast Chef generally earns $1,150 per week ($59,800 annual salary) before tax. This is a median figure for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only. As you gain more experience you can expect a potentially higher salary than people who are new to the industry.
This industry is likely to experience strong employment growth in coming years. There are currently 114,000 people working in this sector in Australia and many of them specialise as a Breakfast Chef. Breakfast Chefs may find work across all regions of Australia.
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights
If you’d like to work as a Breakfast Chef, consider enrolling in a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery. This course will give you the skills to prepare and cook a range of contemporary dishes including meat and poultry, seafood, fruit and vegetables, cakes and breads, desserts, soups and sauces.
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Here are some potential career pathways within cookery and catering. Click on an occupation to learn more about the role and the qualifications that can help you get started in this industry.
Cookery and Catering
Apprentice Chef
$865 weekly pay
Catering Assistant
Cooks Assistant
Food Service Assistant
Kitchen Attendant
Sandwich Hand
Breakfast Chef
$1,150 weekly pay
Chef
Commis Chef
Cook
Demi Chef
Food Safety Supervisor
$1,050 weekly pay
Pastry Chef
Patissier
Pizza Chef
Chef de Partie
$1,350 weekly pay
Executive Chef
$1,730 weekly pay
Sous Chef
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