Culinary Schools In Colorado
Culinary classes faculty can choose to work at one of 9 accredited culinary schools in Colorado. The trends in Colorado's culinary academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in culinary includes culinary training at the following levels:
- Culinary Certificate
- Associates degree in Culinary
- Bachelors degree in Culinary
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Culinary Employment
| Colorado | 34,790 |
| National | 2,077,050 |
Of all of the culinary professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Colorado.
Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In Colorado
| 35,860 | 37,080 | 36,830 | 38,380 | 34,790 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Colorado, the field of culinary is shrinking. In 2010 there were 1,070 less culinary professionals working in Colorado than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of culinary has shrunk by 3% in Colorado. This decline is faster than the national trend for culinary professionals which shows a 1% decrease in the number of culinary professionals working around the nation.
Culinary VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $24,078 | $25,126 | $25,864 | $26,888 | $27,900 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Culinary
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of culinary professionals is declining, the salaries paid to culinary professionals are increasing in Colorado. The mean salary for culinary professionals in 2006 was $24,078 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $27,900 per year.
Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$19,124 |
25th percentile |
$21,762 |
50th percentile |
$26,554 |
75th percentile |
$32,532 |
90th percentile |
$39,272 |
This represents a 14% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Colorado, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of culinary. The pay differential between the highest paid culinary professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 105%
Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in Colorado
Culinary |
$27,900 |
Hospitality |
$36,456 |
Restaurant Management |
$54,580 |
In Colorado, culinary professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Culinary programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
10 |
| Total | 20 |
As the number of culinary professionals is decreasing in Colorado state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited culinary schools in Colorado state is increasing. In Colorado, there were 397 graduates in 2006. And there were 562 graduates from culinary courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 42% percent increase in the number of culinary school degree or certificate graduates in Colorado. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in culinary.