Chefs and Head Cooks Career

Vocational Programs for Chefs and Head Cooks Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
172K	$30.12	$62,640

The role of Chefs and Head Cooks is to direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods The average annual wage of the occupations is $62,640 and $30 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Chefs and Head Cooks career. Based on BLS data, a total of 172,370 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Chefs and Head Cooks is $15,831. The average length of the programs is 436 hours and the average completion time is 10.69 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Chefs and Head Cooks Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Chefs and Head Cooks.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Chefs and Head Cooks
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	142	$11,770	$879	313 Hours	10.11 Months
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	189	$24,241	$1,201	326 Hours	13.09 Months
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	324	$18,726	$1,059	790 Hours	12.05 Months
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	100	$8,587	$1,626	316 Hours	7.50 Months
Culinary Science/Culinology	2	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Chefs and Head Cooks

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

142

$11,770

$879

313 Hours

10.11 Months

Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

189

$24,241

$1,201

326 Hours

13.09 Months

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

324

$18,726

$1,059

790 Hours

12.05 Months

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

100

$8,587

$1,626

316 Hours

7.50 Months

Culinary Science/Culinology

Schools offering voational programs for Chefs and Head Cooks

The following 516 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Chefs and Head Cooks. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.