Program job outlook

Culinary Arts/Chef Training.

Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.

GET /api/program-job-outlook?cip=120503&institution=kctcs

KCTCS graduates: 87
Employment rate: 72%
Median annual wages: $24,111
Annual openings: 4,894
Occupational median wages: $36,555
Occupational entry wages: $27,058

Program details

Program: Culinary Arts/Chef Training.
National program area: Culinary Arts
Academic year: 2025-2026
CIP: 120503
Institution: Statewide kctcs
Region: Kentucky
Area level: State Level

Occupations

5 occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

35-1011.00 Typical education: High school diploma or equivalent

Entry annual wages

$31,550

Median annual wages

$48,070

2024 employment: 1,997
2034 projected: 2,049
10-year change: 52 (2.6%)
Annual growth: 0.3%
Annual openings: 233
10-year openings: 2,327

Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

35-1012.00 Typical education: High school diploma or equivalent

Entry annual wages

$28,190

Median annual wages

$35,810

2024 employment: 17,053
2034 projected: 17,449
10-year change: 396 (2.3%)
Annual growth: 0.2%
Annual openings: 2,474
10-year openings: 24,740

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

Cooks, Restaurant

35-2014.00 Typical education: No formal educational credential

Entry annual wages

$24,750

Median annual wages

$34,640

2024 employment: 14,355
2034 projected: 14,719
10-year change: 364 (2.5%)
Annual growth: 0.2%
Annual openings: 2,159
10-year openings: 21,588

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.

Cooks, All Other

35-2019.00 Typical education: No formal educational credential

Entry annual wages

$23,740

Median annual wages

$27,700

2024 employment: 93
2034 projected: 96
10-year change: 3 (3.2%)
Annual growth: 0.3%
Annual openings: 13
10-year openings: 141

All cooks not listed separately.

Cooks, Private Household

35-2013.00 Typical education: Postsecondary nondegree award

Entry annual wages

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Median annual wages

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2024 employment: 102
2034 projected: 105
10-year change: 3 (2.9%)
Annual growth: 0.3%
Annual openings: 15
10-year openings: 155

Prepare meals in private homes. Includes personal chefs.

Example response

The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.

/api/program-job-outlook?cip=120503&institution=kctcs

{
    "academic_year": "2025-2026",
    "cip": "120503",
    "institution": "kctcs",
    "program_area": "Culinary Arts/Chef Training.",
    "national_program_area": "Culinary Arts",
    "region": "Kentucky",
    "area_aggregation_level": "State Level",
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count": 87,
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count_formatted": "87",
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate": "72%",
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate_formatted": "72%",
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages": 24111,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages_formatted": "24,111",
    "average_annual_openings": 4894,
    "average_annual_openings_formatted": "4,894",
    "median_annual_wages": 36555,
    "median_annual_wages_formatted": "36,555",
    "median_entry_annual_wages": 27058,
    "median_entry_annual_wages_formatted": "27,058",
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            "employment_change": 52,
            "employment_change_formatted": "52",
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            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.003,
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            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "28,190",
            "median_annual_wages": 35810,
            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "35,810",
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            "estimated_employment_formatted": "14,355",
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            "employment_change_formatted": "364",
            "percent_change": 0.025,
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            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.002,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.2%",
            "average_annual_openings": 2159,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "2,159",
            "openings": 21588,
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            "entry_annual_wages": 24750,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "24,750",
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            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        },
        {
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            "occupation_title": "Cooks, All Other",
            "occupation_description": "All cooks not listed separately.",
            "typical_education_level": "No formal educational credential",
            "estimated_employment": 93,
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            "projected_employment": 96,
            "projected_employment_formatted": "96",
            "employment_change": 3,
            "employment_change_formatted": "3",
            "percent_change": 0.032,
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            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.3%",
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            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
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            "estimated_employment": 102,
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            "openings_formatted": "155",
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            "median_annual_wages_formatted": null,
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
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}