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Culinary Arts and Related Services.

CIP Code: 12.05 • Personal and Culinary Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 12.0500 - 12.0599.

Colleges Offering
36
Avg. Median Earnings
$47,882
Highest Earnings
$61,944
Highest Earnings
Graduates from Culinary Institute of America earn the highest median salary at $61,944
Career Paths & Salaries
Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Food Scientists and Technologists

SOC Code: 19-1012

$88,720

median salary

Hourly Wage

$42.65/hr

Total Jobs

13,060

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

SOC Code: 25-1199

$77,640

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

149,840

Food Service Managers

SOC Code: 11-9051

$69,390

median salary

Hourly Wage

$33.36/hr

Total Jobs

238,430

Chefs and Head Cooks

SOC Code: 35-1011

$62,470

median salary

Hourly Wage

$30.03/hr

Total Jobs

200,040

Cooks, Private Household

SOC Code: 35-2013

$47,940

median salary

Hourly Wage

$23.05/hr

Total Jobs

1,100

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

SOC Code: 35-1012

$44,080

median salary

Hourly Wage

$21.19/hr

Total Jobs

1,223,240

Butchers and Meat Cutters

SOC Code: 51-3021

$40,140

median salary

Hourly Wage

$19.30/hr

Total Jobs

136,430

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

SOC Code: 51-3023

$40,130

median salary

Hourly Wage

$19.29/hr

Total Jobs

69,950

Cooks, All Other

SOC Code: 35-2019

$37,690

median salary

Hourly Wage

$18.12/hr

Total Jobs

19,350

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

SOC Code: 35-2012

$37,450

median salary

Hourly Wage

$18.01/hr

Total Jobs

441,050

Cooks, Restaurant

SOC Code: 35-2014

$37,390

median salary

Hourly Wage

$17.98/hr

Total Jobs

1,409,890

Bakers

SOC Code: 51-3011

$37,160

median salary

Hourly Wage

$17.86/hr

Total Jobs

236,200

Bartenders

SOC Code: 35-3011

$34,340

median salary

Hourly Wage

$16.51/hr

Total Jobs

756,390

NO MATCH

SOC Code: 99-9999

N/A

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

N/A

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

SOC Code: 13-1022

N/A

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

N/A

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What Culinary Arts and Related Services. graduates actually earn
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Colleges Offering Culinary Arts and Related Services.
Showing 1-25 of 36 colleges

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

Graduates/Year

1

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

Graduates/Year

10

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

Graduates/Year

7

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, NY

Graduates/Year

94

Median Earnings

$61,944

1-Year Earnings

$48,130

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Graduates/Year

2

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Graduates/Year

10

Median Earnings

$48,094

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Portales, NM

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas

Barranquitas, PR

Graduates/Year

3

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Graduates/Year

9

Median Earnings

$55,056

1-Year Earnings

$45,406

Johnson & Wales University-Providence

Providence, RI

Graduates/Year

168

Median Earnings

$55,056

1-Year Earnings

$32,775

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Life University

Marietta, GA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, MS

Graduates/Year

8

Median Earnings

$42,043

1-Year Earnings

$30,777

National Louis University

Chicago, IL

Graduates/Year

13

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Graduates/Year

30

Median Earnings

$46,969

1-Year Earnings

$32,721

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths, NY

Graduates/Year

6

Median Earnings

$42,652

1-Year Earnings

$38,027

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mayaguez, PR

Graduates/Year

7

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

$52,058

1-Year Earnings

N/A

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