Culinary
Love food and cooking, being creative, working with your hands, and performing with precision?
This program leads to careers in culinary arts, including chefs, head cooks, food preparation specialists and serving supervisors.
From caterer to food scientist, food researcher to sous chef, there’s a bounty of career options in culinary arts. A culinary arts degree, along with determination and hard work, can make you a competitive job candidate as you start your career.
Critical skills and abilities
- active listening
- coordination
- deductive reasoning
- oral communication
- problem sensitivity
Technical skills and knowledge
- administration and management
- customer and personal service
- data entry software
- education and training
- food production
If you are unsure if this Career Community is right for you, connect with career services to explore your options.
Consider these and other careers
| Job title/description | Canton/Akron entry-level annual earnings | Canton/Akron average annual earnings |
|---|---|---|
| chef/head cook direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts or other foods; may plan and price menu items, order supplies and keep records and accounts | $31,209 | $50,732 |
| food prep supervisor directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food | $22,050 | $30,900 |
| food service manager plan, direct or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages | $34,393 | $65,087 |
| Careers represented may require further education; an advisor will help you determine your pathway. source: Team NEO (Lightcast Data 2024) |
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Culinary programs
Kathy Ross
Administrative Assistant
330-494-6170 ext. 4340
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