Field of degree: Personal and culinary services
Table 1. Personal and culinary services degree, 2021
Data |
Personal and culinary services |
All fields |
Employment
|
59,140 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
40,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
13 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
18 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
8 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services, 2021
Personal and culinary services major |
Major share |
Cosmetology Services And Culinary Arts
|
100% |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a personal and culinary services degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Food preparation and serving related occupations
|
29% |
Management occupations
|
10 |
Personal care and service occupations
|
10 |
Sales and related occupations
|
9 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
8 |
Other
|
34 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a personal and culinary services degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Cooks, restaurant
|
20% |
No formal educational credential |
7% |
1% |
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
|
8 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
3 |
1 |
Chefs and head cooks
|
5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
15 |
2 |
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
|
5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
2 |
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers
|
4 |
Associate's degree |
5 |
8 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
21 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
|
1 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
8 |
Food service managers
|
0 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
4 |
Waiters and waitresses
|
-3 |
No formal educational credential |
2 |
1 |
Food preparation workers
|
-5 |
No formal educational credential |
2 |
1 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023