Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2024

declining 6.25%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,848

growing 4.12%

Average Wage

$65,453

growing 1.89%

People in Workforce

54,274

growing 3.71%

Average Employee Age

39.9

growing 1.45%

About

In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management degree recipients are Milwaukee, WI, Tulsa, OK, and Cleveland, WI. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management degree recipients are Cleveland, WI, Decatur, IL, and Tulsa, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is a certificate of less than 1 academic year.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management and the types of students that study this field. Milwaukee Area Technical College awards the most degrees in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management in the US, but Tulsa Technology Center and Milwaukee Area Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management programs are Public, 2-year institutions (17 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (73 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management (2024)

Milwaukee Area Technical College
28 degrees awarded
Tulsa Technology Center
24 degrees awarded
Lakeshore Technical College
6 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management, is Public, 2-year (73 completions in 2024).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,848

Median In-State Public

Milwaukee Area Technical College has the most Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management degree recipients, with 28 degrees awarded in 2024.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Tulsa Technology Center has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management, with 0.915%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management

Milwaukee County, WI
28 degrees awarded
Tulsa County, OK
24 degrees awarded
Manitowoc County, WI
6 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management by year.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $65,453 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

The industry that employs the most Personal & Culinary Services majors is Restaurants & Food Services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

$65,453

Average Wage in Workforce

± $7,891

1.89%

1 Year Growth

± 16.9%

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $65,453 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Personal & Culinary Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common occupations for Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Personal & Culinary Services majors working as Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors, Chefs & head cooks, and Embalmers & funeral attendants.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Personal & Culinary Services majors are Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Producers & directors, and Physician assistants.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

54,274

2024 Workforce

± 5,719

3.71%

1 Year Growth

± 14.5%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.71%, from 52,333 in 2023 to 54,274 in 2024.

The largest single share of Personal & Culinary Services graduates go on to work as Chefs & head cooks (15.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Personal & Culinary Services by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories , and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The highest paying industries of Personal & Culinary Services majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Specialized design services, and Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing .

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

54,274

2024 Workforce

± 5,719

3.71%

1 Year Growth

± 14.5%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.71%, from 52,333 in 2023 to 54,274 in 2024.

The industry which employs the most Personal & Culinary Services graduates by share is Restaurants & Food Services, followed by Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Personal & Culinary Services majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Personal & Culinary Services in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services is 39.9.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of less than 1 academic year. Female employees are more likely to hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Personal & Culinary Services (33 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

39.9

Average Age in 2024

± 1.23 Years

1.45%

1 Year Change

± 4.37%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 32 and 28 years old, which represent 4.11% and 4.11% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management are Certificate of less than 1 academic year, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Personal & Culinary Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (57.3%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
33 degrees awarded
Black or African American
17 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
12 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
2,223 degree recipients
Philippines
686 degree recipients
Cuba
608 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Northern Africa, not specified
18.8 times more than expected
Yugoslavia
12 times more than expected
Zimbabwe
9.47 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Northern Africa, not specified that hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees (18.8 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (2,223 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Personnel Resources.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Food Service, Wait Staff, & Dining Room Management majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Monitoring, and Coordination are the three most important skills for people in the field.