NOC 62200: Chefs
What chefs do
Chefs plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities and who prepare and cook meals and specialty foods. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other health care institutions, central food commissaries, clubs and similar establishments, and on ships.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Chefs
- Plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities of several restaurants in an establishment, restaurant chains, hospitals or other establishments with food services
- Consult with clients regarding weddings, banquets and specialty functions
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards
- Estimate food requirements and may estimate food and labour costs
- Supervise activities of sous-chefs, specialist chefs, chefs and cooks
- Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs
- Recruit and hire staff
- May prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions.
- Sous-chefs
- Supervise activities of specialist chefs, chefs, cooks and other kitchen workers
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff
- May plan menus and requisition food and kitchen supplies
- May prepare and cook meals or specialty foods.
- Chefs and specialist chefs
- Prepare and cook complete meals or specialty foods, such as pastries, sauces, soups, salads, vegetables and meat, poultry and fish dishes, and create decorative food displays for special events such as banquets
- Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
- Create new recipes
- Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff
- May plan menus
- May requisition food and kitchen supplies.
Job titles under NOC 62200
29 job titles are classified here, including chef, corporate chef, executive chef.
- assistant chef
- banquet chef
- chef
- chef de cuisine
- chef de partie
- chef pâtissier
- cold foods chef
- corporate chef
- entremetier
- executive chef
- executive sous-chef
- first sous-chef
- garde-manger chef
- head chef
- head rotisseur
- master chef
- meat chef
- meat, poultry and fish chef
- pasta chef
- pastry chef
- rotisserie chef
- saucier
- second chef
- sous-chef
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Cook's trade certification or equivalent credentials, training and experience are required.
- Executive chefs usually require management training and several years of experience in commercial food preparation, including two years in a supervisory capacity and Experience as a sous-chef, specialist chef or chef.
- Sous-chefs, specialist chefs and chefs usually require several years of experience in commercial food preparation.
- Red Seal endorsement for cooks is also available to qualified chefs upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
- The certifications of Certified Working Chef (CWC) and Certified Chef de Cuisine (CCC), administered by the Canadian Culinary Institute (CCI) of the Canadian Culinary Federation (CCF) are available to qualified chefs.
Chefs wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $16.03/hr | $23.00/hr | $32.69/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $34.62/hr |
Montréal QC | $17.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $33.80/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $23.00/hr | $36.67/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.31/hr | $23.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $42.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $34.19/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $21.25/hr | $37.50/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $17.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $34.21/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $26.92/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $34.19/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr | $37.50/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $36.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $20.00/hr | $43.03/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $21.00/hr | $40.87/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $22.00/hr | $34.62/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $19.00/hr | $28.85/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $19.00/hr | $25.64/hr |
Quebec | $17.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $34.21/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $34.19/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $21.25/hr | $35.58/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $20.19/hr | $42.07/hr |
Alberta | $16.10/hr | $23.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $23.75/hr | $35.90/hr |
Using NOC 62200 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 29 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Cooks (NOC 63200)
- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations (NOC 65201)
- Restaurant and food service managers (NOC 60030)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for chefs?
Chefs are NOC 2021 unit group 62200. Example job titles in this group include chef, corporate chef, executive chef, executive sous-chef.
What TEER is NOC 62200?
NOC 62200 is TEER 2 (College diploma or apprenticeship (2+ years)). Usually requires a 2–3 year college program or a 2–5 year apprenticeship, or the occupation carries supervisory or significant safety responsibilities. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do chefs earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $23.00/hr, about $45,000 a year full-time, with a range of $16.03/hr to $32.69/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.