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Fast Facts for Restaurant Cooks in California
Salaries for Restaurant Cooks in California
Schools for Restaurant Cooks in California are listed below.
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
Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Sunnyvale
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.
California Culinary Academy
San Francisco
Respected culinary arts school with student-operated restaurant and Cordon Bleu association. Some programs can be completed within 30 weeks.
Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
Pasadena, Sacramento, San Francisco
Offers degree programs in culinary arts, baking & pastry and hospitality & restaurant management. Located at sixteen campuses in twelve states.
Institute of Technology
Clovis, Modesto, Roseville
Get started on a new career with Institute of Technology. We offer diploma and associate degree programs for careers in the culinary, technical, medical, business, and legal fields.
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.
| School Name | Campus | Highest Award | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Associate | 13,176 |
| American River College | Sacramento | Associate | 33,821 |
| Antelope Valley Medical College | Lancaster | Associate | 834 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Associate | 17,405 |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | Associate | 15,114 |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Associate | 22,273 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Associate | 18,736 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Associate | 46,411 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Associate | 17,499 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Associate | 8,597 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Sonora | Associate | 2,734 |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | Associate | 7,147 |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo | Associate | 10,920 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Associate | 13,592 |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill | Associate | 19,768 |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Associate | 21,624 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Glendale | Associate | 16,827 |
| Grossmont College | El Cajon | Associate | 17,359 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe | Associate | 2,576 |
| Laney College | Oakland | Associate | 11,745 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Associate | 25,536 |
| Los Angeles Mission College | Sylmar | Associate | 8,493 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Associate | 13,194 |
| Merced College | Merced | Associate | 10,890 |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Associate | 18,546 |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Associate | 29,842 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Associate | 24,424 |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard | Associate | 6,803 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Associate | 27,222 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Associate | 26,672 |
| Riverside Community College | Riverside | Associate | 30,961 |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Associate | 18,371 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino | Associate | 12,839 |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego | Associate | 21,437 |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Associate | 18,668 |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | Associate | 9,805 |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Associate | 33,514 |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Associate | 21,632 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Associate | 25,626 |
| Shasta College | Redding | Associate | 9,102 |
| Yuba College | Marysville | Associate | 9,904 |
The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.
Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Restaurant 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 Area | Jobs | Salary (2008) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
CALIFORNIA | |||
| Napa | 830 | $28,650 | 2.1 |
| San Luis Obispo | 1,180 | $24,670 | 1.9 |
| Redding | 610 | $23,740 | 1.5 |
| Santa Barbara | 1,550 | $25,110 | 1.4 |
| Salinas | 1,340 | $25,450 | 1.3 |
| San Francisco | 8,910 | $27,040 | 1.3 |
| Santa Rosa | 1,560 | $24,010 | 1.3 |
| Chico | 470 | $22,480 | 1.1 |
| Yuba City | 240 | $23,650 | 1.1 |
| Merced | 360 | $20,670 | 1 |
| Oxnard | 2,050 | $23,850 | 1 |
| San Diego | 9,370 | $24,240 | 1 |
| Santa Cruz | 560 | $25,670 | 1 |
| Santa Ana | 10,600 | $24,450 | 1 |
| El Centro | 300 | $20,390 | 1 |
| Riverside | 8,610 | $23,530 | 1 |
| Modesto | 1,000 | $22,650 | 0.9 |
| Vallejo | 720 | $23,010 | 0.9 |
| Sacramento | 5,030 | $24,230 | 0.8 |
| San Jose | 5,160 | $24,030 | 0.8 |
| Oakland | 5,680 | $25,380 | 0.8 |
| Stockton | 970 | $23,290 | 0.7 |
| Fresno | 1,530 | $22,170 | 0.7 |
| Visalia | 510 | $21,550 | 0.6 |
| Hanford | 90 | $22,520 | 0.6 |
| Bakersfield | 970 | $23,070 | 0.5 |
| Madera | 110 | $21,740 | 0.5 |
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