Park, where he officially announced last Labor Day that he wanted to raise the minimum wage to $13.25 per hour. Garcetti said last week that with the City Councilâs adoption of the ordinance, âthe minimum wage will no longer be a poverty wage in Los Angeles.
Diplomas in the culinary field are available in culinary schools and chef colleges as well as some trade/technical schools, community colleges, and universities. You do not need a degree to become an executive chef, however, an associateâs or bachelorâs degree can guarantee immediate employment through externships.
Executive Chef Salary and Career Outlook. According to PayScale.com, as of 2014, executive chefs earned median salaries of $54,881. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the largest number of chefs and head cooks were employed by restaurants, followed by travel companies and special food services. Jobs were predicted to increase by 5% from 2012-2022, due to the increased use of lower-level employees to do a lot of the work.