Food Preparation Assistant

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
804
growing 2.29%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$3,889
growing 0%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$13,365
growing 0%
Average Wage
$64,236
growing 4.95%
People in Workforce
52,333
declining 2.83%
Average Employee Age
39.3
growing 0.809%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Food Preparation Assistant degree recipients are Warner Robins, GA, Kansas City, KS, and Dayton, OH. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Food Preparation Assistant degree recipients are Elim, PA, Baldwin Park, CA, and Kansas City, KS. The most common degree awarded to students studying Food Preparation Assistant is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Food Preparation Assistant and the types of students that study this field. Central Georgia Technical College awards the most degrees in Food Preparation Assistant in the US, but Jna Institute of Culinary Arts and Commonwealth Technical Institute have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant.

Tuition costs for Food Preparation Assistant majors are, on average, $3,889 for in-state public colleges, and $13,365 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Food Preparation Assistant programs are Public, 2-year institutions (57 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (638 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Food Preparation Assistant (2023)
  1. 79 degrees awarded
  2. 75 degrees awarded
  3. 45 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant, is Public, 2-year (638 completions in 2023).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,889
Median In-State Public
$13,365
Median Out of State Private

Central Georgia Technical College has the most Food Preparation Assistant degree recipients, with 79 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Food Preparation Assistant programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant, with 77.8%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Food Preparation Assistant
  1. 79 degrees awarded
  2. 75 degrees awarded
  3. 45 degrees awarded

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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 $64,236 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

The industry that employs the most Personal & Culinary Services majors is Restaurants & Food Services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Specialized design services.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Preparation Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.
$64,236
Average Wage in Workforce
± $7,905
4.95%
1 Year Growth
± 16.6%

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $64,236 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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The most common occupations for Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

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Most Specialized

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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 Embalmers & funeral attendants.

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Highest Paid

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Occupations by Share

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52,333
2023 Workforce
± 5,616
2.83%
1 Year Growth
± 15.5%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 2.83%, from 53,855 in 2022 to 52,333 in 2023.

The largest single share of Personal & Culinary Services graduates go on to work as Chefs & head cooks (16.2%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Personal & Culinary Services by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Preparation Assistant 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, uninformed, and Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories .

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Preparation Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.
52,333
2023 Workforce
± 5,616
2.83%
1 Year Growth
± 15.5%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.83%, from 53,855 in 2022 to 52,333 in 2023.

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

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Specialty Locations

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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.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Personal & Culinary Services in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services is 39.3.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Personal & Culinary Services (310 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Preparation Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.
39.3
Average Age in 2023
± 1.25 Years
0.809%
1 Year Change
± 4.44%

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 30 and 32 years old, which represent 5% and 4.7% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Food Preparation Assistant are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

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

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (61.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    310 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    280 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    135 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Food Preparation Assistant.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Preparation Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    1,949 degree recipients
  2. Cuba
    570 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    550 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Eastern Africa, not specified
    44.6 times more than expected
  2. Bahamas
    41.5 times more than expected
  3. Switzerland
    12.8 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Eastern Africa, not specified that hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees (44.6 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 (1,949 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Food Preparation Assistant field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food Preparation Assistant majors need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Food Preparation Assistant majors need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, and Operation and Control.

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 Food Preparation Assistant 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 Management of Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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