Culinary Schools In California

California has 63 accredited culinary schools where culinary faculty who teach culinary classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in culinary in the state of California, which encompasses culinary training at the following levels:

Culinary Certificate
Associates degree in Culinary
Bachelors degree in Culinary

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Statistics

Professional Trends

California Vs. National Culinary Employment

California	251,520
National	2,077,050

Of all of the culinary professionals in the country, nearly 12% are in the state of California.

Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
256,200	269,590	269,290	257,280	251,520

Yellow: Actual Values

Culinary is a shrinking field in California. In 2010 there were 4,680 less culinary professionals working in California than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of culinary has shrunk by 2% in California. This is faster than the trend for culinary professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of culinary professionals has shrunk by 1% between 2006 and 2010.

Culinary VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$28,453	$29,537	$31,070	$28,962	$29,166
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Culinary
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by culinary professionals is increasing in California. In 2006 culinary professionals made a mean salary of $28,453 per year, and in 2010 they made $29,166 per year.

Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in California

10th percentile	$20,610
25th percentile	$23,522
50th percentile	$27,524
75th percentile	$33,360
90th percentile	$40,548

Thus, there was a 2% growth in culinary professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of culinary, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid culinary professionals earning 97% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in California state.

Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in California

Culinary	$29,166
Hospitality	$36,267
Restaurant Management	$52,030

In California, culinary professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Culinary programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	65
bachelor	6
master	0
doctor	0
Certificate	112
Total	183

As the number of culinary professionals is decreasing in California state, the number of students graduating from the 63 accredited culinary schools in California state is increasing. In California, there were 4,163 graduates in 2006. And there were 4,638 graduates from culinary courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 11% percent increase in the number of culinary school degree or certificate graduates in California. Most of these graduates, or 61%, earned a undergraduate certificate in culinary.

Culinary Faculty Salaries in California

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