Private Chef

Code: 35-2013.00

Also known as: Certified Personal Chef (CPC), Personal Chef, Private Chef

Description: A Private Chef typically works full-time for a single employer, usually inside that client's personal kitchen. These Chefs start their career by attending a culinary school or university. Then, after years of working in a restaurant or for a catering service, they may be hired to be a Private Chef.

Private Chef

Typical wages


10% $27,860
25% $29,650
Median $32,630
75% $47,920
90% $98,980
10% $13.4
25% $14.26
Median $15.69
75% $23.04
90% $47.59

Projected employment

Estimated Employment
(2019 year)
23,800
Projected Employment
(2029 year)
22,300
Percent Change +0 %
Projected Annual Job Openings 2,800