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Minnesota Restaurant Cooks: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Restaurant Cooks in Minnesota

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Fast Facts for Restaurant Cooks in Minnesota

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Duluth and St. Cloud
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rochester and Minneapolis
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Minneapolis and Duluth

Salaries for Restaurant Cooks in Minnesota

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Minneapolis and Rochester. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Restaurant Cooks in Minnesota are listed below.

Selected Cooking And Culinary Schools in Minnesota

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
Minneapolis

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

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Minneapolis St. Paul
Mendota Heights

Focus on Culinary Arts or Baking at one the world's most famous culinary colleges. Financial assistance available to those who qualify.

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

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
Mendota Heights

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

Selected Online Schools for Restaurant Cooks in Minnesota

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 Minnesota Cooking And Culinary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn ParkAssociate5,582
Hibbing Community College-A Technical and Community CollegeHibbingAssociate1,412
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolisAssociate9,188
Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus FallsAssociate6,164
Saint Cloud Technical CollegeSaint CloudAssociate3,909
Saint Paul CollegeSaint PaulAssociate4,990
South Central CollegeNorth MankatoAssociate3,639

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Restaurant Cooks

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

MINNESOTA

   
Duluth1,100$20,0801.3
St. Cloud710$20,1601.1
Minneapolis13,310$24,1101.1
Rochester450$23,0400.8
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