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Missouri Restaurant Cooks: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Restaurant Cooks in Missouri

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Fast Facts for Restaurant Cooks in Missouri

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: St. Joseph, Columbia, and Springfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jefferson City, St. Louis, and Joplin
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield

Salaries for Restaurant Cooks in Missouri

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: St. Louis, Kansas City, and St. Joseph. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Restaurant Cooks in Missouri are listed below.

Selected Cooking And Culinary Schools in Missouri

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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Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts St. Louis
St. Peters

  • Programs: Professional Culinary Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
St. Peters

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

L'Ecole Culinaire
St. Louis

Offers career training and associate degree programs in the culinary field. Located in St. Louis, Missouri

  • Programs: Culinary Arts, Culinary Essentials
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Restaurant Cooks in Missouri

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 Missouri Cooking And Culinary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
East Central CollegeUnionAssociate3,604
Jefferson CollegeHillsboroAssociate4,865
Mineral Area CollegePark HillsAssociate3,061
Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate10,250
Saint Louis Community College-Forest ParkSaint LouisAssociate7,230

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Restaurant Cooks

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

MISSOURI

   
St. Joseph530$20,8201.8
Columbia790$19,8701.6
Springfield1,630$18,9701.3
Kansas City7,580$22,1601.1
Joplin530$18,1901.1
St. Louis9,700$22,6001
Jefferson City400$19,4501
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