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Career InformationClick for Baker, Pastry Maker career info Click here for links with further career information Chefs, Cooks, Food PreparationChefs, cooks and food preparation workers held more than 2.8 million jobs in 2000, primarily in restaurants and other retail eating and drinking places. To achieve the level of skill required of an executive chef or cook in a fine restaurant, many years of training and experience are necessary. An increasing number of chefs and cooks obtain their training through vocational programs or 2- or 4-year colleges.
Those who have completed courses in commercial food preparation may start in a cook or chef job without working their way up from a lower skilled kitchen job. A Culinary Arts degree gives an advantage to those desiring to work in better restaurants and hotels, whose hiring standards are usually high. Generally, employers prefer candidates who have been trained in trade schools, vocational centers, colleges, professional associations, or trade unions. Through 2010, job openings are expected to be plentiful, due in part to high turnover in the fast food industry. Baker, Pastry MakerBakers and pastry makers prize their recipes for breads, pastries, cakes, and other baked goods. People in these careers usually work in grocery stores and specialized shops where customers may enjoy their products on the premises or purchase them to take out. In manufacturing operations, bakers use high-volume mixing machines, ovens, etc., to turn out large quantities of products, usually sold through grocery stores. Pastry chefs work in restaurants or in specialized shops that contract with restaurants and upscale coffee shops to prepare their desserts. Source: US Bureau of Labor Job Outlook Handbook This exciting career offers the freedom to let your creativity flow with the opportunity to create your own business. The American Personal Chef Association (APCA) has gathered the following information: there are approximately 6,000 personal chefs in the U.S., 3,000 of which are active APCA members, the number of clients served is estimated at 72,000, generating $52 million per year, within the next 5 years at the present rate of growth, there will be nearly 20,000 personal chefs in the U.S., serving nearly 3000,000 clients and contributing $1 billion. Opportunities of making between $35,000 to $50,000 annually are possible with the possibility of personal chefs with high-end clients making as much as $100,000. |
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Gain knowledge and practical, real-world experience in fast-growing careers such as Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry, Hospitality Management at Kendall College. |
 Keiser University - Center for Culinary Arts |
 The Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago |
 Texas Culinary Academy |
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