Occupation 5120 - Cook

Classification note

• Published code: 5120
• Hierarchy level: unit-group
• This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Parent link

• 512 - Cooks

Occupation hierarchy

• Major Group: 5 Service and Sales Workers
• Sub Major Group: 51 Personal Service Workers
• Minor Group: 512 Cooks
• Unit Group: 5120 Cook

Child groups

• No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

• 10294 - Manufacture of fishmeal for animal feed
• 10751 - Manufacture of frozen prepared meals and dishes
• 10752 - Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes in sealed vacuum containers
• 55101 - Hotels and resort hotels
• 55102 - Gue sthouses
• 55103 - H ome stays
• 55109 - Other short term accommodation activities
• 55200 - Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
• 55901 - Accommodation for students
• 55909 - Other accommodation, n.e.c
• 56101 - Restaurant activities
• 56102 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
• 56103 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
• 56210 - Event catering
• 56291 - Contrac t food services for transportation operators
• 56292 - Operation of canteen
• 56299 - Other food service activities
• 56301 - Beverage serving activities
• 56302 - Beverage serving activities in store, of mostly non-alcoholic beverages
• 56303 - Beverage serving activities
• 56304 - Beverage serving activities
• 97000 - Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
• 98100 - Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
• 98200 - Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

TSIC codes where this occupation is related

• No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals, according to recipes or under the supervision of chefs, in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains and in private households.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) planning meals, preparing and cooking foodstuffs; (b) planning, supervising and coordinating the work of kitchen helpers; (c) checking the quality of food; (d) weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and personal judgement; (e) regulating the temperature of ovens, grills, roasters and other cooking equipment (f) inspecting and cleaning the kitchen, kitchen equipment and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices; (g) operating large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers or griddles.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cook

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Cafe manager - 1412 - Restaurant manager - 1412 - Chef - 3434 - Fast food preparer - 9411

Notes

Operators of small cafes, restaurants and bars for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work, are classified in Unit Groups 5120: Cooks, 5131: Waiters or 5132: Bartenders, depending on the main tasks performed.

ISCO-88 correspondence

• 5122