Also called: Army Culinary Specialist, Navy Culinary Specialist
Cooks for troops in dining facilities, field kitchens, and ships for the U.S. military.
You might cook for 300 sailors on a destroyer or set up a field kitchen in a tent. Top military cooks can serve at the White House or compete in military culinary competitions. Service also pays for culinary school later.
Plus housing, food, and benefits.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Military enlistment and job training.
Ways in: Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Culinary Arts.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Cooking for troops in field kitchens and on ships stays hands-on; training is paid by the military.
Classes: Culinary arts CTE, Physical education, Math.
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