Chefs
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 2 · occupation 3513
Chefs plan and organise the preparation and cooking of food in dining and catering establishments.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 18% university · 59.6% vet / tafe · 17.6% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Food & Hospitality. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University Charles Darwin University (CDU)
- University Victoria University
- University Torrens University Australia
- University The University of Melbourne (UniMelb)
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Bendigo Kangan Institute
- TAFE Victorian Institute of Technology
- TAFE Chisholm Institute
- TAFE Academies Australasia Polytechnic Pty
- TAFE TasTAFE
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
NSW 30.1% · VIC 27.1% · QLD 20.9% · WA 11.3% · SA 5.4% · TAS 2.1% · ACT 1.8% · NT 1.5%
Top industries
Accommodation and Food Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.