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Career Information for Chefs in Texas

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Fast Facts for Chefs in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Tyler, San Antonio, and El Paso
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Brownsville, Houston, and Beaumont
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio

Salaries for Chefs in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Beaumont, Fort Worth, and Houston. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Chefs in Texas are listed below.

Selected Culinary Schools in Texas

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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The Art Institutes
Austin, Dallas, Houston

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: Art Of Cooking, Baking & Pastry Arts, Baking & Pastry Arts Level 1, Baking & Pastry Arts Level 2, Baking And Pastry, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Advanced Diploma, Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Certificate , Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Dallas
Dallas

Offers associate degree programs in culinary arts. Located in Dallas, Texas.

  • Programs: Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Austin
Austin

One of a limited number of cooking schools that awards Le Cordon Bleu credentials. Career office helps students find appropriate employment upon graduation.

  • Programs: Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Techniques, Le Cordon Bleu PāTisserie And Baking, Professional Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
Austin, Dallas

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
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Chefs in Texas

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 Texas Culinary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinAssociate4,169
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Culinary Institute Alain and Marie LenotreHoustonAssociate108
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
El Centro CollegeDallasAssociate6,680
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Galveston CollegeGalvestonAssociate2,044
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Lee CollegeBaytownAssociate5,856
Odessa CollegeOdessaAssociate4,580
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
South Texas CollegeMcAllenBachelor19,827
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioAssociate9,256
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthAssociate37,948
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaAssociate4,439
Texas State Technical College-West TexasSweetwaterAssociate1,639

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chefs

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

TEXAS

   
Tyler80$31,5001.4
San Antonio680$31,6801.1
El Paso170$29,4300.9
Austin490$38,4200.9
Dallas1,330$39,1500.9
Fort Worth510$44,8000.8
Abilene30$34,3200.8
Corpus Christi90 0.7
Beaumont70$47,5100.7
Houston1,170$42,4800.6
Brownsville40$29,4200.5
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