Also called: Food Author
Writes and publishes cookbooks, often building a brand around a cuisine or style.
You spend a year testing 100 recipes, writing headnotes and stories, and working with a photographer and editor. Then come book tours, TV spots, and social media promotion. Most authors also cook, teach, or run restaurants.
Advances vary from a few thousand dollars to seven figures for celebrities.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No required degree; an audience or expertise sells the book.
Ways in: Self-taught, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Culinary Arts, English, Journalism.
Growing about average.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI-written cookbooks crowd the market; authors with a real audience and tested recipes still sell.
Classes: English, Culinary arts CTE, Photography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3043.
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