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Career Information for Restaurant Cooks in Florida

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Fast Facts for Restaurant Cooks in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Palm Coast, Naples, and Fort Walton Beach
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Tallahassee, Lakeland, and Miami
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Orlando, Tampa, and Miami

Salaries for Restaurant Cooks in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Naples, West Palm Beach, and Miami. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Restaurant Cooks in Florida are listed below.

Selected Cooking And Culinary Schools in Florida

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
Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tampa

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, Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts Level 1, Culinary Arts Level 2
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami
Miramar

Internationally respected culinary arts and baking programs that opens doors to job opportunities. Financial aid is possible for eligible students.

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

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
Miramar, Orlando

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 Techniques, Professional Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Orlando Culinary Academy
Orlando

Students can receive a Le Cordon Bleu credential in as little as 15 months. Tuition assistance for those who qualify.

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

Lincoln Culinary Institute
West Palm Beach

Turn your passion for cooking into a career. Hands-on courses at Lincoln Culinary Institute help you turn your dreams of becoming a chef into reality.

  • Programs: Culinary
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Keiser University Center for Culinary Arts
Melbourne, Sarasota, Tallahassee

Has offered Culinary and Baking programs at 3 locations in Florida for more than 30 years.

  • Programs: Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Lincoln College of Technology
West Palm Beach

Lincoln College of Technology (LCT) has 37 campuses in 17 different states, with online programs as well, in a variety of different fields.

  • Programs: Culinary
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework

Selected Online Schools for Restaurant Cooks in Florida

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

More Florida Cooking And Culinary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Johnson & Wales University-Florida CampusNorth MiamiBachelor1,955
Valencia Community CollegeOrlandoAssociate32,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Restaurant Cooks

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Restaurant Cooks

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 AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Palm Coast220$21,9703.2
Naples2,010$27,1802.6
Fort Walton Beach1,090$21,7202.3
Sebastian610$23,2802.1
Panama City870$22,4102.1
Cape Coral2,500$23,3501.8
Punta Gorda410$21,4801.8
Sarasota3,050$24,0301.7
Orlando12,420$23,7001.7
Gainesville1,200$20,4401.6
Port St. Lucie1,320$22,7601.6
West Palm Beach5,710$25,5601.6
Ocala890$20,3501.5
Deltona1,510$22,3701.5
Pensacola1,270$22,0801.3
Palm Bay1,680$22,9801.3
Jacksonville5,010$21,6801.2
Fort Lauderdale6,040$23,8801.2
Tampa9,260$22,8101.1
Miami7,200$24,2001.1
Lakeland1,300$20,3901
Tallahassee1,080$20,2401
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