Culinary Schools In Virginia
Culinary classes faculty can choose to work at one of 12 accredited culinary schools in Virginia. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in culinary in the state of Virginia, which encompasses culinary training at the following levels:
- Culinary Certificate
- Associates degree in Culinary
- Bachelors degree in Culinary
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Virginia Vs. National Culinary Employment
| Virginia | 45,080 |
| National | 2,077,050 |
Approximately 2% of the country's culinary professionals work in Virginia state.
Employment Growth for Culinary professionals In Virginia
| 51,170 | 46,080 | 44,840 | 43,450 | 45,080 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Virginia, the field of culinary is shrinking. 6,090 less culinary professionals were working in Virginia in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Virginia, this field has shrunk by 12% in four years. 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 Virginia
| $23,002 | $25,318 | $26,590 | $27,436 | $26,790 |
| $46,318 | $48,287 | $49,095 | $50,643 | $51,501 |
| 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 Virginia. Culinary professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $23,002 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $26,790 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Culinary professionals in Virginia
10th percentile |
$18,552 |
25th percentile |
$21,452 |
50th percentile |
$25,650 |
75th percentile |
$30,978 |
90th percentile |
$37,014 |
This represents a 14% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Virginia, 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 100%
Average Salaries for Culinary professionals and related professions in Virginia
Culinary |
$26,790 |
Hospitality |
$35,509 |
Restaurant Management |
$57,160 |
Culinary professionals in Virginia earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Culinary programs available for each degree type for all schools in Virginia
associate |
13 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 20 |
The number of students graduating from the 12 accredited culinary schools in Virginia is increasing. In Virginia, there were 157 graduates in 2006. And there were 229 graduates from culinary courses in 2010.
This represents a 46% increase in the number of culinary degree or certificate school graduates in Virginia state. A majority of these graduates, or 65%, graduated with a associate's degree in culinary.