Culinary Schools In North Carolina
In North Carolina, there are 20 accredited schools where culinary classes faculty can find employment. The trends in North Carolina'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
North Carolina Vs. National Culinary Employment
| North Carolina | 49,960 |
| National | 2,077,050 |
Of all of the culinary professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of North Carolina.
Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In North Carolina
| 50,780 | 50,760 | 51,000 | 51,690 | 49,960 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In North Carolina, the field of culinary is shrinking. In 2010 there were 820 less culinary professionals working in North Carolina than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of culinary professionals has shrunk by 2%. 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 North Carolina
| $21,334 | $22,316 | $22,590 | $23,836 | $24,746 |
| $42,193 | $43,618 | $45,387 | $46,982 | $48,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Culinary
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to culinary professionals are growing in North Carolina. The mean salary for culinary professionals in 2006 was $21,334 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $24,746 per year.
Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in North Carolina
10th percentile |
$17,156 |
25th percentile |
$19,278 |
50th percentile |
$23,390 |
75th percentile |
$29,232 |
90th percentile |
$35,172 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in culinary professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 105% 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 North Carolina.
Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in North Carolina
Culinary |
$24,746 |
Hospitality |
$31,733 |
Restaurant Management |
$53,280 |
In North Carolina, culinary professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Culinary programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Carolina
associate |
27 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
24 |
| Total | 53 |
The number of students graduating from the 20 accredited culinary schools in North Carolina is increasing. In 2006, 610 students graduated from culinary courses in North Carolina. And in 2010, 778 students graduated.
This represents a 28% increase in the number of culinary degree or certificate school graduates in North Carolina state. A majority of these graduates, or 51%, graduated with a associate's degree in culinary.