Also called: Tour Chef, Catering (Tour)
Cooks meals for the band and crew traveling with a tour.
A tour chef sets up a kitchen backstage in every city, cooks breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 80 crew members, and handles special diets for the band. Grocery runs happen in a new town every day.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Culinary school or a culinary certificate, food handler certification, and catering experience before joining a touring catering company.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Culinary Arts (trade school).
Growing about average. Tied to touring.
Low risk for 10 years. Cooking for band and crew in a new venue each day stays hands-on kitchen work.
Classes: Culinary arts CTE, Nutrition, Business, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 35-2014.
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