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Career Information for Chefs in Louisiana

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Fast Facts for Chefs in Louisiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Shreveport, Houma, and Lake Charles
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Alexandria
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge

Salaries for Chefs in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Alexandria, Houma, and Lake Charles. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Chefs in Louisiana are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Chefs in Louisiana

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division
Online

Established in 2000, the school blends creative arts and design education with the convenience of web-based learning. Students attend classes online with no pre-set schedule.

  • Programs: Culinary Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Gourmet Cooking And Catering
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

ECPI Online
Online

With ECPI Online, you can earn your Bachelor's degree in 2.5 years or your Associate's degree in 1.5. Explore rewarding careers in technology and business. Approved for VA/TA.

  • Programs: Restaurant Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Cooking And Catering
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Louisiana Culinary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier CityAssociate4,986
Delgado Community CollegeNew OrleansAssociate13,210
Louisiana Technical College-Baton Rouge CampusBaton RougeAssociate1,490
Louisiana Technical College-Jefferson CampusMetairieAssociate639
Louisiana Technical College-Lafayette CampusLafayetteAssociate969
Louisiana Technical College-Shreveport-Bossier CampusShreveportAssociate1,160
Nicholls State UniversityThibodauxMasters6,864
Nunez Community CollegeChalmetteAssociate1,442
Southern University at ShreveportShreveportAssociate2,337
Sowela Technical Community CollegeLake CharlesAssociate1,627

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chefs

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Louisiana. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Chefs

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Chefs relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

LOUISIANA

   
Shreveport300$40,1002.5
Houma150$40,8702.4
Lake Charles130$40,7802.3
New Orleans720$37,5702
Alexandria60$45,7501.6
Lafayette150$31,3201.5
Baton Rouge200$30,4000.8
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