Posted by Baumann on July 28, 1998 at 14:43:03:
In Reply to: Did u take a pay cut to change careers? posted by Anonymous wannabe on July 24, 1998 at 15:59:52:
: i'm considering changing careers but the starting salary
: for a culinary arts school graduate is close to
: $50,000 less than my current salary. i'm interested
: in hearing from others who made a similar career change.
: i'd like to hear your thoughts on how you're surviving
: financially and whether you have any regrets. i know
: that no one goes into this business for the money but still...
: i'm single so i have to consider my future and my
: ability to support myself!
: thanks for your time......
Its VERY rare that a starting culinary grad will make $50,000,
more like $27,000 with some experience. The average college starting grad.
will only make $25-32k a year. \
Now with YEARS of experience and culinary education you can make
$50-$125k++ A person needs to be Executive Chef, Corporate chef,
Development chef, Master(certified)chef or Charlie Trotter !!!.
A high volume hotel or restaurant,( 10million +) employment would
help also.
Baumann CEC