Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
How is the job market right now for culinary professionals?
It is great and getting better every day. The field is expanding at a very quick pace and there are more jobs available than can be filled.
CAREER INFORMATION
What kind of jobs can graduating culinary students expect to get? What are the best ways to find them?
One option is entry level positions in most high volume restaurants and hotels. Other options, which many of our graduates pursue, are entrepreneurial endeavors such as owning a Bed & Breakfast, working as a private chef on a yacht or in a household, catering, cooking school owner, etc. Quality education leads to a quality job.How much are chefs generally paid directly out of culinary school? How about those at the top of the profession?
If you are trained in mass production, you can expect a line cook job at $10-15 an hour. If you are trained in quality, wine and personal service, then you can expect $40-$60,000 a year. (These are estimates for a city the size of Denver.)