This is step 12 in your multi-part online course about
how to become a chef.
At this point, we answer an all important question:
What about the money?
There is plenty of money to be made in the culinary
industry. Of course, much of this depends on the area and the type of
establishment that you work in.
Naturally a busier area will bring in pretty good
money.
The best places to work in are expensive hotels and
restaurants. Here is a quick breakdown of the money that you can make
that will depend on your position.
Head Chefs and
Cooks: You can make anywhere from $7.39-$22.77 hourly to
start.
To be more specific; if you are working in recreation
services you can make $16.50 an hour; hotels and motels are $15.78
per hour, and eating and drinking places around $11.03 an hour to
start.
Restaurant
Cooks: You can make anywhere from $8.33-$13.43 an hour to
start.
If you work in recreational services you can make
$9.65 and hour, hotels and motels; $9.97 hourly; eating and drinking
places; $8.57 hourly to start.
Short Order
Cooks: You can make anywhere from $6.32-$10.83 hourly to
start.
If you work in Hotels and Motels; $8.44, recreation
services and other miscellaneous places; $7.94, eating and drinking
places; $7.57, Gas stations etc; $6.87, and grocery stores; $6.60
hourly to start.
Cafeteria Cooks:
you can make anywhere from $6.70-$12.53 hourly to start.
In schools you can make $7.65; Nursing homes; $8.50;
Hospitals $9.37; child care services $7.52 hourly to
start.
Please note that these are the starting hourly rates
for the cook who is trying to get experience. You can expect your pay
to increase as your experience grows.
To continue to the next section of your chef training,
please click this link: How Do I Start?
