Culinary Arts & Chef Training

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

16,792

declining 10.2%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$3,499

growing 2.61%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$20,700

declining 1.66%

Average Wage

$48,466

growing 0.582%

People in Workforce

55,724

growing 14.9%

Average Employee Age

37.8

growing 1.74%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Culinary Arts & Chef Training degree recipients are New York, NY, Providence, RI, and Chicago, IL. The locations with a relatively high number of Culinary Arts & Chef Training degree recipients are Cannon Beach, OR, Chesterland, OH, and Mendota Heights, MN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Culinary Arts & Chef Training is a associates degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Culinary Arts & Chef Training and the types of students that study this field. Culinary Institute of America awards the most degrees in Culinary Arts & Chef Training in the US, but Arizona Culinary Institute and Helms College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training.

Tuition costs for Culinary Arts & Chef Training majors are, on average, $3,499 for in-state public colleges, and $20,700 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Culinary Arts & Chef Training programs are Public, 2-year institutions (265 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (6,287 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training, is Public, 2-year (6,287 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Culinary Arts & Chef Training programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,499

Median In-State Public

$20,700

Median Out of State Private

Culinary Institute of America has the most Culinary Arts & Chef Training degree recipients, with 723 degrees awarded in 2017.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Culinary Arts & Chef Training programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Arizona Culinary Institute and Helms College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training, with 100% and 97.3%, respectively.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Culinary Arts & Chef Training.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $48,466 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Food service managers.

The industry that employs the most Personal & Culinary Services majors is Restaurants & Food Services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories .

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

$48,466

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,136

0.582%

1 Year Growth

± 14.8%

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $48,466 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Food service managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Personal & Culinary Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common occupations Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Food service managers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Personal & Culinary Services majors working as Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors, Chefs & head cooks, and Bakers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Personal & Culinary Services majors are Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, General & operations managers, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

55,724

2018 Workforce

± 5,794

14.9%

1 Year Growth

± 13.3%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 14.9%, from 48,516 in 2017 to 55,724 in 2018.

The largest single share of Personal & Culinary Services graduates go on to work as Chefs & head cooks (18.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Personal & Culinary Services by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories , and Traveler accommodation.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The highest paying industries of Personal & Culinary Services majors, by average wage, are Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories , Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

55,724

2018 Workforce

± 5,794

14.9%

1 Year Growth

± 13.3%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 14.9%, from 48,516 in 2017 to 55,724 in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Personal & Culinary Services graduates by share is Restaurants & Food Services, followed by Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Personal & Culinary Services majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Personal & Culinary Services in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services is 37.8, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees, and White students earn the majority (6,884) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

37.8

Average Age in 2018

± 1.2 Years

1.74%

1 Year Change

± 4.64%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 34 years old, which represent 5.96% and 4.95% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Culinary Arts & Chef Training are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Personal & Culinary Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (50.7%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Culinary Arts & Chef Training.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
6,884 degrees awarded
Black or African American
3,536 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
2,781 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Culinary Arts & Chef Training for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
111 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
White Male
95 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
Black or African American Female
20 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Culinary Arts & Chef Training. White Female students, who earn most of the degree-grads_ethnicity_genders in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Culinary Arts & Chef Training is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
1,503 degree recipients
Korea
552 degree recipients
Philippines
531 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Korea
2.49 times more than expected
Philippines
1.09 times more than expected
Mexico
0.575 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees (2.49 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (1,503 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Culinary Arts & Chef Training field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Culinary Arts & Chef Training majors need many skills, but most especially Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Culinary Arts & Chef Training majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Equipment Selection, and Operation Monitoring.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Culinary Arts & Chef Training majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Monitoring, Coordination, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.