Cooks, Restaurant
Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.
$35,760
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+5% projected 2024โ2034
What They Do
Programs That Prepare You
College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings
Culinary Arts(bachelors)Culinary Institute of America, NY
$43,808Culinary Arts(associates)Johnson County Community College, KS
$38,977Culinary Arts(certificate)Southeast Community College Area, NE
$36,734Culinary Arts(associates)Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, OH
$36,330Culinary Arts(bachelors)Southern New Hampshire University, NH
$35,959Culinary Arts(associates)Fox Valley Technical College, WI
$34,736Culinary Arts(bachelors)University of North Alabama, AL
$33,884Culinary Arts(associates)Washtenaw Community College, MI
$33,382Culinary Arts(bachelors)Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte, NC
$32,775Culinary Arts(bachelors)Johnson & Wales University-Providence, RI
$32,775Culinary Arts(associates)Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, NC
$32,602Culinary Arts(certificate)Saint Paul College, MN
$32,478Culinary Arts(associates)Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, NY
$32,023Culinary Arts(associates)Salt Lake Community College, UT
$31,788Culinary Arts(associates)Dallas College, TX
$31,770Culinary Arts(associates)Montgomery County Community College, PA
$31,763Culinary Arts(associates)Atlantic Cape Community College, NJ
$31,639Culinary Arts(bachelors)Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, NY
$31,506Culinary Arts(associates)Miami Dade College, FL
$31,101Culinary Arts(certificate)Dallas College, TX
$30,484Culinary Arts(associates)Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder, CO
$30,224Culinary Arts(bachelors)Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, NM
$29,622Culinary Arts(bachelors)Hope College, MI
$29,622Culinary Arts(bachelors)Bastyr University, WA
$29,622Culinary Arts(bachelors)Baker College, MI
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