Also called: Inflight Caterer for Private Aviation, Aviation Catering Chef
Cooks and packs restaurant-quality meals for private jets, timing every order to a flight departure and packing it so it can be reheated in a tiny galley.
At 4 a.m. an order arrives for a 7 a.m. flight: sushi, egg white omelets and fruit for eight. She cooks, plates and seals everything in labeled containers with reheating notes, then a driver rushes it to the airport. She handles last-minute changes from flight crews all day.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Culinary training plus restaurant or hotel kitchen experience.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management.
Growing faster than average. Private flying has grown, and caterers serve busy jet airports.
Low risk for 10 years. Ordering and scheduling software helps, but cooking, plating and packing for flights stays human.
Classes: Culinary arts, Nutrition, Business.
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