Culinary Schools In Kentucky
In Kentucky, there are 7 accredited schools where culinary classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Kentucky'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
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Culinary Employment
| Kentucky | 33,130 |
| National | 2,077,050 |
Of all of the culinary professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In Kentucky
| 30,650 | 31,620 | 33,180 | 33,440 | 33,130 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of culinary professionals is growing in Kentucky. In Kentucky, 2,480 more culinary professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of culinary has grown by 8% in Kentucky. This growth 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 Kentucky
| $20,324 | $21,644 | $21,886 | $22,870 | $23,446 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Culinary
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of culinary professionals is growing, the salaries paid to culinary professionals are increasing in Kentucky. The mean salary for culinary professionals in 2006 was $20,324 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $23,446 per year.
Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$17,132 |
25th percentile |
$19,054 |
50th percentile |
$22,074 |
75th percentile |
$27,284 |
90th percentile |
$32,342 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in culinary professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of culinary, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid culinary professionals earning 89% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Kentucky state.
Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Culinary |
$23,446 |
Hospitality |
$31,147 |
Restaurant Management |
$47,800 |
In Kentucky, 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 Kentucky
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
11 |
| Total | 18 |
The number of students graduating from the 7 accredited culinary schools in Kentucky is increasing. In 2006 there were 267 culinary graduates from culinary courses in Kentucky and in 2010 there were 369 graduates.
This represents a 38% increase in the number of culinary degree or certificate school graduates in Kentucky state. A majority of these graduates, or 61%, graduated with an undergraduate certificate in culinary.