Culinary Schools In Illinois
There are 23 accredited culinary schools in Illinois for faculty who teach culinary classes to choose from. The trends in Illinois' 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
Illinois Vs. National Culinary Employment
| Illinois | 86,030 |
| National | 2,077,050 |
Approximately 4% of the country's culinary professionals work in Illinois state.
Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In Illinois
| 96,220 | 92,000 | 86,370 | 85,140 | 86,030 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Culinary is a shrinking field in Illinois. In 2010 there were 10,190 less culinary professionals working in Illinois than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of culinary professionals has shrunk by 11%. 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 Illinois
| $21,815 | $23,380 | $24,192 | $24,734 | $24,806 |
| $46,261 | $48,114 | $49,602 | $50,552 | $51,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Culinary
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Illinois, as the number of culinary professionals is declining, the salaries earned by culinary professionals are increasing. Culinary professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $21,815 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $24,806 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in Illinois
10th percentile |
$17,724 |
25th percentile |
$18,724 |
50th percentile |
$22,690 |
75th percentile |
$28,212 |
90th percentile |
$35,678 |
Thus, culinary professionals' salaries grew by 12% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Illinois, 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 101%
Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in Illinois
Culinary |
$24,806 |
Hospitality |
$33,000 |
Restaurant Management |
$47,670 |
In Illinois, culinary professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Culinary programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois
associate |
23 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
38 |
| Total | 63 |
As the number of culinary professionals is decreasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 23 accredited culinary schools in Illinois state is increasing. In 2006, 1,243 students graduated from culinary courses in Illinois. And in 2010, 1,735 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of culinary school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois by 40%. A majority of these graduates, or 60%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in culinary.