Culinary Arts Management - Sous Chef

United Youth of America, Inc · Los Angeles, CA

Cost: $11,700
Length: 99 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Chefs and Head Cooks

Job ads may call this: Chef · Cook · Head Cook · Sous Chef

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.

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Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
Check the quantity and quality of received products.
Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.

Typical pay in California: $66,134per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $68,756
Projected openings: 43,670Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 11,480
Projected change: +11%
Usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first: 5 years or more in a related job
Training after you are hired: None

Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 32% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 17% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 17%
High school diploma: 32%
Started college, no degree: 20%
Two-year degree: 16%
Four-year degree: 12%
Master's degree: 2%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.7%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Kitchen Manager · Cafeteria Manager · Dietary Supervisor · Kitchen Supervisor

Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift.
Forecast staff, equipment, and supply requirements, based on a master menu.
Assess nutritional needs of patients, plan special menus, supervise the assembly of regular and special diet trays, and oversee the delivery of food trolleys to hospital patients.
Perform personnel actions, such as hiring and firing staff, providing employee orientation and training, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating work schedules or organizing employee time sheets.

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Record production, operational, and personnel data on specified forms.
Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
Estimate ingredients and supplies required to prepare a recipe.

Typical pay in California: $48,170per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $47,356
Projected openings: 209,550Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 52,590
Projected change: +10.2%
Usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first: Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired: None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 36% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 11% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 11%
High school diploma: 36%
Started college, no degree: 27%
Two-year degree: 10%
Four-year degree: 14%
Master's degree: 2%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.5%

Cooks, Private Household

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Private Chef · Personal Chef · Personal Private Chef · Certified Personal Chef (CPC)

Peel, wash, trim, and cook vegetables and meats, and bake breads and pastries.
Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating.
Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions.
Shop for or order food and kitchen supplies and equipment.

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Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff.
Keep records pertaining to menus, finances, and other business-related issues.
Stock, organize, and clean kitchens and cooking utensils.

Typical pay in California: Not reportedLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $98,677
Projected openings: 6,310Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 770
Projected change: +2.4%
Usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award

Getting in

Experience needed first: Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired: None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 42% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.

No high school diploma: 27%
High school diploma: 42%
Started college, no degree: 18%
Two-year degree: 6%
Four-year degree: 6%
Master's degree: 0.9%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.3%

It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.

Program details

This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.

A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning preparing and cooking of foods supervising and training kitchen assistants the management of food supplies and kitchen resources aesthetics of food presentation and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

West LA WorkSource Center/ AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 310-309-6000
5446 Sepulveda BoulevardCulver City, CA 90230about 5 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Has a veterans' representative
West Adams WorkSource CenterComprehensive center
Phone: 323-293-6284
2900 Crenshaw Blvd.AADAPLos Angeles, CA 90016about 5.9 miles away
Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday
South Los Angeles - WorkSource CenterComprehensive center
Phone: 562-445-3673
5343 Crenshaw BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90043about 7.3 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

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