How to Become a Lead Chef?

Are you thinking of becoming a Lead Chef or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Lead Chef, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Lead Chef job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Lead Chef Career Path

Lead Chef

Alias: Chef IV, Adjunct Chef
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23% advanced to
5 - 7Years of Experience
Not Enough Salary Reports
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23% advanced to

Head Chef

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No Years of Experience Reports
€42K - €63K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Chief Chef

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8+Years of Experience
Not Enough Salary Reports
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Salary Trajectory

Lead Chef Career Path

Chef I
Chef II
Lead Chef
Head Chef
Chief Chef
US$0
US$28K
US$56K
US$84K
US$140K

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Related careers in the Retail & Food Services Industry

Interested in other Retail & Food Services careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Lead Chef skills. Discover some of the most common Lead Chef career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Executive Chef
No skills overlap
90% transitioned to Executive Chef