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Field of degree: Personal and culinary services

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Personal and culinary services field of degree. Employment: 59,140. Median annual wage: $40,000.

Table 1. Personal and culinary services degree, 2021.

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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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services major, 2021.

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Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services, 2021
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, 2021.

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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
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 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
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 19, 2023).

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023