Bartending

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2020

247

declining 14.5%

Average Wage

$53,646

growing 10.7%

People in Workforce

62,485

growing 12.1%

Average Employee Age

38.1

growing 0.677%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Bartending degree recipients are Bayamón, PR, New Orleans, LA, and North Little Rock, AR. The locations with a relatively high number of Bartending degree recipients are Bayamón, PR, North Little Rock, AR, and New Orleans, LA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Bartending is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Bartending and the types of students that study this field. National University College awards the most degrees in Bartending in the US, but Crescent City Bartending School and National University College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Bartending.

Tuition costs for Bartending majors are, on average, $0 for in-state public colleges, and $0 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Bartending programs are Public, 2-year institutions (2 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, 4-year or above (178 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Bartending

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Bartending, is Private for-profit, 4-year or above (178 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Bartending programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

National University College has the most Bartending degree recipients, with 178 degrees awarded in 2020.

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

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Crescent City Bartending School
25.6%
National University College
1.85%
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
0.725%

Out of all institutions that offer Bartending programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Crescent City Bartending School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Bartending, with 25.6%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Bartending

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Bartending 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 Bartending.

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 $53,646 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Cashiers.

The industry that employs the most Personal & Culinary Services majors is Restaurants & Food Services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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

$53,646

Average Wage in Workforce

± $4,844

10.7%

1 Year Growth

± 12.6%

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $53,646 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Cashiers.

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 Bartending is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Astoria & Long Island City PUMA, NY

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 Bartending 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 Cashiers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Bartending 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 Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Highest Paid

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

The highest paid occupations by median income for Personal & Culinary Services majors are Chief executives & legislators, General & operations managers, and Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers.

Occupations by Share

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

62,485

2019 Workforce

± 6,136

12.1%

1 Year Growth

± 12.8%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 12.1%, from 55,724 in 2018 to 62,485 in 2019.

The largest single share of Personal & Culinary Services graduates go on to work as Chefs & head cooks (15%). 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 Bartending 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, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, and Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories .

Highest Paid

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

The highest paying industries of Personal & Culinary Services majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, and Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories .

Industries by Share

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

62,485

2019 Workforce

± 6,136

12.1%

1 Year Growth

± 12.8%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 12.1%, from 55,724 in 2018 to 62,485 in 2019.

The industry which employs the most Personal & Culinary Services graduates by share is Restaurants & Food Services, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores. 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 Bartending 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 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 38.1.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Female employees are more likely to hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees, and Hispanic or Latino students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Personal & Culinary Services (181 students).

Workforce Age

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

38.1

Average Age in 2019

± 1.13 Years

0.677%

1 Year Change

± 4.32%

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 8.83% and 6.73% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Bartending are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Bartending 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.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (55.1%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Bartending.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
181 degrees awarded
White
30 degrees awarded
Black or African American
26 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Bartending for each race & ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

Hispanic or Latino Male
91 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
86 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native Male
1 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Bartending. Hispanic or Latino Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
2,412 degree recipients
Philippines
682 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Philippines
1.09 times more than expected
Mexico
0.736 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees (1.09 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 (2,412 degree recipients).

Skills

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

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 Bartending 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 Service Orientation is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Service Orientation, and Social Perceptiveness are the three most important skills for people in the field.