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Average Salary & Job Outlook
Executive chefs median wages (2005)
$26.75 hourly
U.S. Minimum wage (2005)
$5.15 hourly
In 2005, culinary chefs in general earned an average of $12.79 hourly. However, executive chefs and those working in private kitchens can earn up to $26.75 an hour. Wages are largely based on location of employment and kind of establishment culinary chefs work in.
Over the next decade, jobs in the culinary field are expected
to grow very steadily. In fact, National trends suggest that
there will be a 17% increase in culinary chef positions through
2014. Since people are becoming increasingly aware of what they
eat and the interest in culinary arts is rising rapidly there
is a need for more culinary chefs.
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Chef School Training
Media coverage of the culinary world has made people
more aware of the culinary arts around the world.
People with a passion for food food, who have a lot of creativity and have received quality training from a chef school,
will flourish in the field of culinary arts.
What do culinary chefs do?
Culinary chefs prepare a wide variety of foods and
beverages. They work in restaurants, private kitchens
and catering services.
Main tasks of culinary chefs include:
- Creating recipes
- Preparing kitchen
- Cleaning work areas
- Monitoring temperatures
- Cooking dishes
- Ordering food
- Developing menus
- Weighing ingredients
Executive culinary chefs work with a whole staff
of kitchen experts and helpers in order to prepare
meals. They order food, determine which ingredients
to use and make an overall plan of what the serving
sizes will be.
Culinary chefs must have good communication skills
as they often have to work with other cooks and kitchen
staff. They must be very creative to come up with
innovative and delicious food dishes. Also, culinary
chefs must have extensive knowledge of various regional
cuisines as well as cooking, cutting and food preparation
skills.
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