Food Preparation Assistant

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

1,424

declining 8.48%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$N/A

N/A N/A

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$N/A

N/A N/A

Average Wage

$48,186

growing 5.3%

People in Workforce

48,516

declining 8.96%

Average Employee Age

37.2

declining 2.01%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Food Preparation Assistant degree recipients are New Orleans, LA, Newark, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA. The locations with a relatively high number of Food Preparation Assistant degree recipients are Fishersville, VA, Elim, PA, and Baldwin Park, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Food Preparation Assistant is a < 1 year postsecondary certificate.

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Personal & Culinary Services Culinary Arts & Related Services

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. Delgado Community College awards the most degrees in Food Preparation Assistant in the US, but Jna Institute of Culinary Arts and Star Career Academy-Newark have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant.

Tuition costs for Food Preparation Assistant majors are, on average, $N/A for in-state public colleges, and $N/A 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 (66 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,088 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Food Preparation Assistant

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant, is Public, 2-year (1,088 completions).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

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Median In-State Public

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Median Out of State Private

Delgado Community College has the most Food Preparation Assistant degree recipients, with 163 degrees awarded in 2016.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
65.5%
Star Career Academy-Newark
21.2%
Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center
18.6%

Out of all institutions that offer Food Preparation Assistant programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts and Star Career Academy-Newark have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant, with 65.5% and 21.2%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Food Preparation Assistant

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Food Preparation Assistant by year.

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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 Food Preparation Assistant.

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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 $48,186 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 Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Wages

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.

$48,186

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,064

5.3%

1 Year Growth

± 13.1%

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $48,186 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

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± 5,407

8.96%

1 Year Growth

± 16.9%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 8.96%, from 53,291 in 2016 to 48,516 in 2017.

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.

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Specialty Locations

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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.

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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 37.2, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Female employees are more likely to hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees, and White students earn the majority (589) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Preparation Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

37.2

Average Age in 2017

± 1.29 Years

2.01%

1 Year Change

± 4.9%

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 27 and 35 years old, which represent 7.8% and 5.6% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Food Preparation Assistant are < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Preparation Assistant 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.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (57%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
589 degrees awarded
Black or African American
538 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
171 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 Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

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N/A degrees awarded
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N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Food Preparation Assistant. N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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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

Philippines
1,176 degree recipients
Mexico
798 degree recipients
China
498 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Philippines
2.86 times more than expected
China
1.34 times more than expected
Dominican Republic
1.32 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees (2.86 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 Philippines (1,176 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 Service Orientation.

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 Management of Material Resources are the three most important skills for people in the field.