Can Agents Work?

Jobs / Food service, cleaning, and personal care / 35-2013.00

Cooks, Private Household

Prepare meals in private homes. Includes personal chefs.

US jobs
1,100
Median wage
$47,940 a year
Job family
Food service, cleaning, and personal care

Can agents do the work of cooks, private household?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Food service, cleaning, and personal care: Not yet (first measured in the last 12 months)

Direct benchmarks exist, but agents complete less than 20% of their tasks.

Evidence: BEHAVIOR Challenge 2025, 12.4% of tasks fully completed (Full task success rate).

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 41%Prepare foods or beveragesNot measured
  • 16%Develop recipes or menusNot measured
  • 9%Purchase goods or servicesNot measured
  • 9%Compile records, documentation, or other dataNot measured
  • 9%Stock supplies or productsNot measured
  • 8%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
  • 5%Provide food or beverage servicesNot measured
  • 3%Plan events or programsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in food service, cleaning, and personal care, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • 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.
  • Direct the operation and organization of kitchens and all food-related activities, including the presentation and serving of food.
  • Specialize in preparing fancy dishes or food for special diets.
  • 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.
Other job titles for this occupation (15)

Certified Personal Chef (CPC) · Personal Chef · Personal Private Chef · Private Chef · Cook · Cooking Chef · Culinary Artist · Culinary Chef · Culinary Specialist · Culinary Worker · Dinner Cook · Holiday Food Prepper · Household Cook · Personal Certified Chef (PCC) · Private Executive Chef