Field of degree: Personal and culinary services
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 |
Chart 1. Types of personal and culinary services major, 2019
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, 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 |
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 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022