Also called: Personal Chef to Families or Athletes
Cooks every meal for a wealthy family, celebrity, or pro athlete.
Private chefs shop at farmers markets, cook to strict diets, travel with clients to vacation homes, and cater dinner parties.
Estimate; top private chefs earn $150k+.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 6 years after high school. Culinary school and fine-dining restaurant experience.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Culinary Arts (trade school).
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can plan menus around diets, but shopping, cooking and serving for clients in their homes is hands-on craft.
Classes: Culinary arts or ProStart, Nutrition/health, Business, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 35-1011.
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