Also called: Food Show Producer, Culinary Producer
Plans and produces cooking shows and food competitions, often managing the on-set kitchen.
On a food competition show, you stock a pantry with 600 ingredients, test challenges to make sure they are possible, and keep judges' plates hot between takes. Culinary producers combine chef skills with TV production. It is a fun hidden corner of entertainment.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Culinary training and/or a media degree.
Ways in: 4-year college, 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Film & Television, Culinary Arts, Communications.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Grouped with producers and directors.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds editing, scripts and planning, shrinking crews; producing live kitchen shoots stays human.
Classes: Video production, Journalism, Culinary arts CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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