How much do hotel line cooks make?

I've got an interview tomorrow at the Hilton Hotel for a line cook position. I was wondering if anyone had any idea how much I might be making hourly at this position?

All your help would be truly appreciated. Even if you aren't 100 percent sure give me an estimate or something please!

Thanks ya'll!

5-15

Ive been there done that .

It depends on what city your in and if its Union. Some Hilton's kitchens are Union.

Assuming its Non Union and in a busy city your looking at 9.00 to 15.00 an hour Union is about 9.35 - to 18.50 an hour for line cooks.

Also it depends on your experience .

So Lets assume its your first cooking job . you may have to prove your abilities to get anywhere close to top dollar .

Ask the interviewer how often they review for raises & what the average raise is .

Wear your Chefs clothes and non skid shoes to your interview , If you have them , come to the interview as if your ready to start cooking and don't be surprised if he, she asks you to step in the kitchen and prepare something off the cuff, or on the fly. if that's the case first thing you do is look to see if any of the other cooks are wearing food prep gloves and if so , Wash your hands & grab a pair before you even start anything . Its like a trick question.

a 2 egg omelet are winners and so are chicken breast sandwiches. ( secret sauce for cajun chicken sandwich is a little mayo with gray poupon mustard). If they make you wait , You should grab a menu . Tell them it looks like a great menu to work with. Also Hilton's like to be stroked so tell them what they want to hear .. Like your very excited to be part of the Hilton Family.

If your lucky it will be non union . Otherwise you pay dues out of every pay. Making the 9.35 now 7 an hour due to dues and taxes.

In all my years cooking we never needed the union and it felt like extortion every time I paid my dues.

Good Luck .

You Can do it .

Depends on experience. I've been a line cook for about 6 years now (i'm 24) and I work at 2 restaurants. I make different amounts because of seniority but blah blah blah.

If you feel confident in your ability to kick *** on the line when it comes down to it then ask for about $10-$12 an hour.

Otherwise $9 is a good starting place.. but really depends on experience.

It changes from job to job but the average is $10 per hour.

solidlog gave some solid advice. If you are asked to prepare anything, first thing you ever do is WASH YOUR HANDS. Also, if you prepare any raw product, inquire about the location of sanitizer (there will probably be bleach water buckets with rags).

Check for your states health department guidelines. NYS is pretty strict, so look up theirs. Every kitchen manager/chef would LOVE a guy on hand that can follow procedural guidelines. Basically, if you follow a procedure, you'll follow his/her instructions. No manager wants to deal with a "free spirit" in the kitchen.

Express your passion for the food service industry, as well as your desire for upward growth with the company. Do this carefully though, like you'd be honored by any opportunity with them, not like they owe you something. You want to leave them with a very "blue collar" feeling about you when you're done talking. Know that you won't get anything you haven't earned, and let them know you're aware of this.

As far as pay goes, anyone will just say it depends on experience. If you had a previous line cook position in your area, I would say logically it must be close to that.

Good Luck!