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US payrolls held 200,040 chef and head cook jobs in May 2025, paying a median $62,470 a year, according to a CASA analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That...
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You can become a chef without culinary school. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics says chefs and head cooks typically need a “high school diploma or equivalent” plus 5 years...
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We understand completely: You’ve grown up watching cooking shows, culinary competitions, and food fights that award winners all kinds of goodies. Of course, many of these contestants already work in...
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It’s the same question every high school senior–or anyone looking to start a new career for that matter–has to ask themselves: Do I need to go to school to do...
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Simply put, you love food. You love finding the right produce at the farmer’s market, buying your meat from the butcher, and installing a gas range in your home. Nothing...
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You do not need a culinary degree to become a chef: most chefs work their way up in kitchens. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says most chefs and head cooks...
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Updated September 28, 2026 An eight-month culinary diploma in New York City costs $46,950, and the Culinary Institute of America charges $19,755 in tuition per semester for 2026-27. Community colleges...
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Working in a professional kitchen can mean being on your feet for long hours, sometimes deep into the night. As a head chef, you’re back at it in the morning,...
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[break] When Joey Mendes of Chino, California, first came to us, he had little more than a newfound passion for cooking. It had emerged after he’d left home, moved in...
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