Culinary Schools In Montana
In Montana, there are 2 accredited schools where culinary classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Montana's culinary academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in culinary includes culinary training at the culinary associates degree level.
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Professional Trends
Montana Vs. National Culinary Employment
| Montana | 8,850 |
| National | 2,077,050 |
Of all of the culinary professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of Montana.
Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In Montana
| 10,460 | 9,750 | 8,960 | 9,000 | 8,850 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Culinary is a shrinking field in Montana. 1,610 less culinary professionals were working in Montana in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Montana, this field has shrunk by 15% in four years. 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 Montana
| $19,293 | $21,458 | $23,146 | $24,288 | $24,292 |
| $36,004 | $38,366 | $39,610 | $41,917 | $43,181 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Culinary
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to culinary professionals are growing in Montana. Culinary professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $19,293 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $24,292 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in Montana
10th percentile |
$16,862 |
25th percentile |
$18,960 |
50th percentile |
$23,050 |
75th percentile |
$28,060 |
90th percentile |
$34,032 |
Thus, there was a 21% growth in culinary professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 102% pay differential between the highest paid culinary professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of culinary in Montana.
Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in Montana
Culinary |
$24,292 |
Hospitality |
$29,567 |
Restaurant Management |
$45,640 |
In Montana, 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 Montana
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 2 |
As the number of culinary professionals is decreasing in Montana state, the number of students graduating from the 2 accredited culinary schools in Montana state is increasing. In 2006, 8 students graduated from culinary courses in Montana. And in 2010, 15 students graduated.
Thus there was a 88% percent increase in the number of culinary school degree or certificate graduates in Montana. 100% of these graduates received an associate's degree in culinary.