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Louisiana Cooks: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Cooks in Louisiana

Fast Facts for Cooks in Louisiana

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

Salaries for Cooks in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Houma and New Orleans. (See table at bottom of page)

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Louisiana Cooking 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
Sowela Technical Community CollegeLake CharlesAssociate1,627

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Cooks

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:
Cooks

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Cooks 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

   
Houma250$26,00041.8
Lake Charles90$16,90016.6
New Orleans220$22,4606.4
Baton Rouge110$20,3604.4
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