Also called: Meal Prep Chef
Cooks a week of meals at once for several busy families or clients with special diets.
She shops for a client, cooks five dinners in their kitchen in four hours, labels everything in the fridge, cleans up, and does it again at another home in the afternoon.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Culinary school or on-the-job cooking experience; food safety certification.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Culinary Arts.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI meal planning helps, but shopping, cooking and packing custom meals in clients' kitchens stays hands-on.
Classes: Culinary arts CTE, Foods & Nutrition class, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 35-2013.
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