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Career Information for Chefs in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Chefs in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fayetteville, Durham, and Charlotte
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hickory, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham

Salaries for Chefs in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Asheville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Chefs in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Culinary Schools in North Carolina

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The Art Institutes
Charlotte, Durham

The Art Institutes (AI) provides programs that stimulate the minds of its students with programs in design, the arts, game programming, culinary cuisine, and fashion.

  • Programs: Cooking And Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Advanced Diploma, Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Chefs in North Carolina

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: Cooking And Culinary Arts
  • 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: Cooking And Culinary Arts
  • 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: Cooking And Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

  • Programs: Cooking And Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More North Carolina Culinary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alamance Community CollegeGrahamAssociate3,925
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAshevilleAssociate6,408
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudsonAssociate3,728
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmingtonAssociate7,570
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead CityAssociate1,628
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth CityAssociate2,117
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayettevilleAssociate9,063
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestownAssociate10,571
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotteBachelor2,569
Lenoir Community CollegeKinstonAssociate2,733
Montgomery Community CollegeTroyAssociate954
Nash Community CollegeRocky MountAssociate2,916
Robeson Community CollegeLumbertonAssociate1,788
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurstAssociate3,826
Southwestern Community College SylvaSylvaAssociate2,040
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighAssociate12,238
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboroAssociate2,476

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chefs

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

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Fayetteville120$30,8301.5
Durham280$36,9101.5
Charlotte850$32,8601.3
Raleigh440$37,5001.2
Asheville120$37,7401
Wilmington60$37,2700.6
Greensboro130$38,5700.5
Winston-Salem70$41,9500.5
Hickory50$30,9900.5
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