Culinary Schools In New Jersey
Culinary classes faculty can choose to work at one of 10 accredited culinary schools in New Jersey. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in culinary in the state of New Jersey, which encompasses culinary training at the following levels:
- Culinary Certificate
- Associates degree in Culinary
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Culinary Employment
| New Jersey | 38,770 |
| National | 2,077,050 |
Of all of the culinary professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In New Jersey
| 41,560 | 39,150 | 41,300 | 39,480 | 38,770 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Jersey, the field of culinary is shrinking. There were 2,790 less culinary professionals working in New Jersey in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of culinary professionals has shrunk by 7%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of culinary professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of culinary professionals has shrunk by 1% from 2006 to 2010.
Culinary VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey
| $27,670 | $28,604 | $29,726 | $31,290 | $31,422 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 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 New Jersey. The mean salary for culinary professionals in 2006 was $27,670 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $31,422 per year.
Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$20,354 |
25th percentile |
$23,970 |
50th percentile |
$29,638 |
75th percentile |
$36,524 |
90th percentile |
$44,692 |
Thus, culinary professionals' salaries grew by 12% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of New Jersey, 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 120%
Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Culinary |
$31,422 |
Hospitality |
$41,023 |
Restaurant Management |
$66,690 |
Culinary professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Culinary programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
14 |
| Total | 21 |
As the number of culinary professionals is decreasing in New Jersey state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited culinary schools in New Jersey state is increasing. In 2006, 111 students graduated from culinary courses in New Jersey. And in 2010, 170 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of culinary school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey by 53%. 67% of these graduates received an undergraduate certificate in culinary.