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Chefs and Head Cooks

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Education & Outlook

Statewide

Typical Degree: High school diploma or equivalent

Employed as of 2023: 1,938

2033 Projected Openings: 2,587

Entry Level Salary: $27,110

Median Salary: $44,220

Experienced Level Salary: $87,550

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2033 Projected Openings:

Entry Level Salary:

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge

Food Production

Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Abilities

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Institutions With Associated Majors
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Ashland Community and Technical College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Diploma
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$4,907
Graduation
Graduation Rate
52.3 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,950

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Diploma
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$3,794
Graduation
Graduation Rate
50.9 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,175

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Diploma
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,594
Graduation
Graduation Rate
45.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$9,055

Jefferson Community and Technical College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$6,058
Graduation
Graduation Rate
32.7 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$11,651

Maysville Community and Technical College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Diploma
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,577
Graduation
Graduation Rate
50.2 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$11,500

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Diploma
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,023
Graduation
Graduation Rate
47.3 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$8,986
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Graduation cap
TYPICAL EDUCATION REQUIRED
High school diploma or equivalent
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ANNUAL SALARY
Entry   $26,380 Median   $35,060 Experienced   $55,750
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JOB OUTLOOK - Percent Change Through 2033
Growing by 8.06%
Training
TYPICAL TRAINING
None
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