Line Cook
Work a station in a professional restaurant kitchen
About the profession
Line cooks run individual stations in restaurant kitchens — grill, sauté, pantry — executing the same dish at the same quality hundreds of times a night.
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Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Prep Cook → Line Cook → Senior Line Cook → Chef de Partie
Where are you on this career path?
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
55K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Go to Career PathCareer levels
Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $30,000 - $36,000/year With equity/bonuses: $33,000 - $43,200 Top markets (SF/NYC): $35,000 - $43,000 Execute core tasks using Knife skills under…
Day in Life
Junior vs Senior — daily schedule breakdown
9am — Review priorities and respond to urgent items 10am — Team standup and progress check 11am — Deep work using Knife skills 1pm — Cross-functional meeting with stakeholders 3pm…
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $21,000 - $27,000 Year 2-3: Junior level $30,000 - $39,750 Year 4-6: Mid level $39,750 - $43,750 Year 7-10: Senior level $43,750 - $51,250 Year 10+:…
Is this for me?
15 questions — answer honestly
You find the craft of a Line Cook genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Knife skills and Station setup You communicate clearly with diverse…
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