Hospitality and Culinary Arts

CTE Culinary Arts Icon showing a waiter holding a plate of food

Are you passionate about food and love to create delicious meals?

Join the SMUSD CTE Culinary Arts Career Pathway!

Some possible careers are:

  • Sous Chef
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Corporate Executive Chef
  • Banquet Chef
  • Head Cook
  • Executive Chef (Ex Chef)
  • Executive Sous Chef
  • Chef
  • Line Cook
  • Cook

Graph showing hourly earnings for culinary arts careers
*Centers of Excellence report on Culinary Arts Labor Market Analysis: San Diego County