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Cooks, Restaurant: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Cooks, Restaurant, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Chef De Partie (Cook Hotel & Restaurant) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Chef De Partie (Cook Hotel & Restaurant) | 0663 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V3): 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| Production Cook | 3010 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 3,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What cooks, restaurant earn, by state
Washington has the highest state median for cooks, restaurant ($46,800) and Guam the lowest ($22,950), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $46,800 | $22.50 | 35,140 |
| District of Columbia | $46,130 | $22.18 | 7,720 |
| Massachusetts | $45,600 | $21.92 | 29,570 |
| Hawaii | $45,420 | $21.84 | 11,090 |
| Vermont | $45,390 | $21.82 | 2,360 |
| Maine | $45,290 | $21.78 | 5,130 |
| California | $44,880 | $21.58 | 152,250 |
| New York | $43,680 | $21.00 | 71,530 |
| Oregon | $43,100 | $20.72 | 21,550 |
| Colorado | $41,600 | $20.00 | 30,600 |
| New Hampshire | $40,200 | $19.33 | 7,190 |
| Alaska | $40,140 | $19.30 | 2,350 |
| Connecticut | $39,480 | $18.98 | 14,830 |
| Arizona | $38,670 | $18.59 | 30,870 |
| Nevada | $38,610 | $18.56 | 27,250 |
| Minnesota | $38,590 | $18.55 | 26,080 |
| New Jersey | $38,460 | $18.49 | 28,800 |
| Montana | $38,060 | $18.30 | 7,580 |
| Delaware | $37,840 | $18.19 | 5,280 |
| Maryland | $37,820 | $18.19 | 17,690 |
| Illinois | $37,580 | $18.07 | 53,540 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $37,430 | $17.99 | 410 |
| Nebraska | $37,030 | $17.81 | 4,750 |
| Florida | $37,020 | $17.80 | 124,040 |
| Michigan | $36,980 | $17.78 | 39,100 |
| Missouri | $36,940 | $17.76 | 25,990 |
| Wyoming | $36,830 | $17.71 | 2,710 |
| Virginia | $36,750 | $17.67 | 40,310 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,580 | $17.59 | 54,100 |
| Wisconsin | $36,550 | $17.57 | 25,410 |
| Rhode Island | $36,510 | $17.55 | 6,950 |
| Utah | $36,490 | $17.55 | 10,520 |
| North Dakota | $36,470 | $17.53 | 4,490 |
| Idaho | $36,440 | $17.52 | 8,130 |
| Tennessee | $36,420 | $17.51 | 28,220 |
| South Dakota | $36,220 | $17.42 | 1,890 |
| Georgia | $35,940 | $17.28 | 46,350 |
| South Carolina | $35,740 | $17.18 | 25,890 |
| Iowa | $35,670 | $17.15 | 12,270 |
| Ohio | $35,540 | $17.09 | 46,910 |
| North Carolina | $35,400 | $17.02 | 50,150 |
| Indiana | $35,170 | $16.91 | 26,960 |
| Kansas | $35,130 | $16.89 | 11,620 |
| New Mexico | $35,020 | $16.84 | 7,810 |
| Texas | $34,760 | $16.71 | 126,620 |
| Kentucky | $34,640 | $16.65 | 13,510 |
| Alabama | $32,180 | $15.47 | 16,260 |
| Oklahoma | $31,720 | $15.25 | 17,050 |
| Arkansas | $30,180 | $14.51 | 11,270 |
| West Virginia | $29,590 | $14.23 | 6,450 |
| Mississippi | $29,560 | $14.21 | 10,770 |
| Louisiana | $29,050 | $13.97 | 14,910 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,650 | $11.85 | 9,810 |
| Guam | $22,950 | $11.03 | 1,110 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · Culinary Programs at schools and training centers
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).