Cooks, Private Household
Hospitality and TourismO*NET 35-2013.00United States
Prepare meals in private homes. Includes personal chefs.
- Median annual earnings
- $47,518
- Projected change
- +1.2%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 2.77K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
46.2% of the workforce
Growing to 2.8K by 2035
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The work
What cooks, private household do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Peel, wash, trim, and cook vegetables and meats, and bake breads and pastries.
- Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating.
- Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions.
- Shop for or order food and kitchen supplies and equipment.
- Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff.
- Keep records pertaining to menus, finances, and other business-related issues.
- Stock, organize, and clean kitchens and cooking utensils.
- Specialize in preparing fancy dishes or food for special diets.
- Direct the operation and organization of kitchens and all food-related activities, including the presentation and serving of food.
- Plan and prepare food for parties, holiday meals, luncheons, special functions, and other social events.
- Create and explore new cuisines.
- Serve meals and snacks to employing families and their guests.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $34,883
- 25th percentile
- $39,757
- 50th percentile
- $47,518
- 75th percentile
- $55,701
- 90th percentile
- $92,343
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $47,518 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+1.2%average or slower
20252,766 jobs
2035 projected2,799 jobs
33 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 46.2%
- Certificate
- 38.5%
- Associate degree
- 11.5%
- Some college
- 3.9%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Management of Material Resources
- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Management of Financial Resources
- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Operation and Control
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Private Client Advisors17 postings
- 02Private Consultants9 postings
- 03Prep Cooks7 postings
- 04Client Managers6 postings
- 05Personal Coaches6 postings
- 06Cooks/Food Specialists4 postings
- 07Household Coordinators3 postings
- 08Lead Cooks2 postings
- 09Line Cooks2 postings
- 10Night Auditors/Night Managers2 postings
- 11Personal/Family Assistants2 postings
- 12Restaurant Prep Cooks2 postings
- 13Club Associates1 postings
- 14College Coordinators1 postings
- 15Community Care Managers1 postings
- 16Cooks1 postings
- 17Deli Cooks1 postings
- 18Dinner Cooks1 postings
- 19Directors of Growth and Development1 postings
- 20Gaucho Chefs1 postings
Top employers
- 01JPMorgan Chase18 postings
- 02ManpowerGroup4 postings
- 03Livin2 postings
- 04SAGE Dining Services2 postings
- 05Caring Connections1 postings
- 06Chefs Menu1 postings
- 07Edgartown Yacht Club1 postings
- 08El Gaucho1 postings
- 09El Gaucho Vancouver1 postings
- 10Idle Hour Country Club1 postings
- 11J Danielle & Co1 postings
- 12Jobs For Humanity1 postings
- 13Phaze Concrete1 postings
- 14Porter Valley Country Club1 postings
- 15Rely Services1 postings
- 16Soflo Domestics1 postings
- 17Sonic Drive-In1 postings
- 18St Francis Cathedral1 postings
- 19The Residency1 postings
- 20Unique Personalservice1 postings
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