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Field of degree: Personal and culinary services

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Personal and culinary services field of degree. Employment: 62,870. Median annual wage: $40,000.

Table 1. Personal and culinary services degree, 2022.

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Table 1. Personal and culinary services degree, 2022
Data	Personal and culinary services	All fields
Employment	62,870	62,187,580
Median wage	40,000	66,000
Percent employed part time	14	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	17	62
Percent with an advanced degree	17	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services major, 2022.

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Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services, 2022
Personal and culinary services major	Major share
Cosmetology Services And Culinary Arts	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a personal and culinary services degree, by occupational group, 2022.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a personal and culinary services degree, by occupational group, 2022
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Food preparation and serving related occupations	27%
Management occupations	14
Personal care and service occupations	12
Sales and related occupations	9
Office and administrative support occupations	6
Other	32
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a personal and culinary services degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a personal and culinary services degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2023–33	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2022	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2022
Cooks, restaurant	17%	No formal educational credential	6%	1%
Chefs and head cooks	8	High school diploma or equivalent	16	2
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	7	Postsecondary nondegree award	3	1
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	6	High school diploma or equivalent	2	2
General and operations managers	6	Bachelor's degree	2	13
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	2	21
Bakers	5	No formal educational credential	2	2
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers	3	Associate's degree	5	8
Food service managers	2	High school diploma or equivalent	3	4
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-6	High school diploma or equivalent	4	5
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Personal and culinary services,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/personal-and-culinary-services/personal-and-culinary-services.htm (visited November 26, 2024).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024