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Field of degree: Personal and culinary services

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Personal and culinary services field of degree. Employment: 68,130. Median annual wage: $38,000.

Table 1. Personal and culinary services degree, 2019.

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Table 1. Personal and culinary services degree, 2019
Data	Personal and culinary services	All fields
Employment	68,130	56,820,460
Median wage	38,000	60,000
Percent employed part time	13	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	19	60
Percent with an advanced degree	5	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services major, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services major, 2019
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, 2019.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a personal and culinary services degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Food preparation and serving related occupations	30%
Management occupations	14
Sales and related occupations	13
Personal care and service occupations	9
Office and administrative support occupations	8
Other	26
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 2021–31	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Cooks, restaurant	37%	No formal educational credential	8%	1%
Chefs and head cooks	15	High school diploma or equivalent	14	2
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	13	High school diploma or equivalent	3	1
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	11	Postsecondary nondegree award	2	1
Food service managers	10	High school diploma or equivalent	5	3
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers	9	Associate's degree	4	6
General and operations managers	7	Bachelor's degree	3	13
Customer service representatives	-4	High school diploma or equivalent	3	4
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-5	High school diploma or equivalent	2	4
Cashiers	-10	No formal educational credential	5	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 March 18, 2023).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022