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Career Information for Chefs in Missouri

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Fast Facts for Chefs in Missouri

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Columbia and Kansas City
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Springfield and St. Louis
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: St. Louis and Kansas City

Salaries for Chefs in Missouri

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Kansas City and St. Louis. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Chefs in Missouri are listed below.

Selected Culinary Schools in Missouri

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Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts St. Louis
St. Peters

  • Programs: Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie And Baking, Professional Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
St. Peters

Offers degree programs in culinary arts, baking & pastry and hospitality & restaurant management. Located at sixteen campuses in twelve states.

  • Programs: Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts (Taught In Spanish), Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Management, Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Techniques, Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality And Restaurant Management, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma

L'Ecole Culinaire
St. Louis

Offers career training and associate degree programs in the culinary field. Located in St. Louis, Missouri

  • Programs: Culinary Arts, Culinary Essentials
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Chefs in Missouri

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

More Missouri Culinary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
East Central CollegeUnionAssociate3,604
Jefferson CollegeHillsboroAssociate4,865
Mineral Area CollegePark HillsAssociate3,061
Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate10,250
Saint Louis Community College-Forest ParkSaint LouisAssociate7,230

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chefs

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Missouri. 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

MISSOURI

   
Columbia50$33,5400.9
Kansas City630$41,1000.9
St. Louis700$40,9400.7
Springfield80$38,5100.6
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