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Also called cook, dinner cook, household cook and cooking chef.
$47,940
Median pay a year
1,100
People do this work
6
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Preparing foods for cooking
Compiling data or documentation
Creating new recipes
Planning menu options
Planning special events
Serving food and beverages
Storing kitchen supplies
Preparing meals
Cooking foods
Preparing breads or doughs
Ordering equipment
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Private Household Cook
Summary
Cook preparing meals in private homes, planning menus based on dietary needs, and managing kitchen operations while serving families and guests
Experience
Private Household Cook
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Prepared meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family
Planned menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions
Peeled, washed, trimmed, and cooked vegetables and meats, and baked breads and pastries
Served meals and snacks to employing families and their guests
Coordinated the operation and organization of kitchens and all food-related activities, including food presentation
Traveled with employers to vacation homes to provide meal preparation at those locations
Skills
Hands-On Work
Preparing foods for cooking, Serving food and beverages, Storing kitchen supplies, Preparing meals, Cooking foods, Preparing breads or doughs
Checking & Planning
Compiling data or documentation, Creating new recipes, Planning menu options, Planning special events
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On site, Remote
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Peeled, washed, and cooked vegetables and meatsPlanned menus based on employers' needsShopped for food and kitchen suppliesPrepared meals according to employers' recipesStocked and organized kitchens and utensilsServed meals and snacks to families and guests
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Peeled, washed, and cooked a variety of vegetables and meats to create nutritious meals
Shopped for food and kitchen supplies, ensuring the kitchen was well-stocked and organized
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Add what meals were improved by your cooking.
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Prepared a variety of vegetables and meats to create healthier and more enjoyable meals for the family
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Meals were healthier and more enjoyable for the familyFamily members requested your dishes more oftenDishes received positive feedback from guests
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Mention how often you shopped for supplies.
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Shopped for food and kitchen supplies, ensuring the kitchen was well-stocked and organized
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Several times a week for fresh ingredientsWeekly for pantry staples and suppliesDaily for fresh produce and perishables
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The work itself
What a Private Household Cook does
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Prepare meals in private homes. Includes personal chefs.
What it pays
How much does a Private Household Cook make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$40,630
Median
$47,940
75th percentile
$55,450
About 1,100 people do this work in the United States.
personal certified chef, PCC, personal chef, personal private chef, private chef, private executive chef.
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Private Household Cook
Already yours: Preparing foods for cooking, Compiling data or documentation, Creating new recipes
4 of the 11 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$47,940 a year
What you have not done yet. Planning special events, Serving food and beverages, Storing kitchen supplies
This page is about the occupation Cooks, Private Household. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.