Vocational Programs for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
436K	$17.27	$35,920

The role of Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is to prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias. The average annual wage of the occupations is $35,920 and $17 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria career. Based on BLS data, a total of 435,640 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria is $11,616. The average length of the programs is 607 hours and the average completion time is 8.06 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.

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 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
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
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant	73	$11,462	$598	900 Hours	6.00 Months
Institutional Food Workers	28	-	-	-	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	31	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

The following 251 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.