Exactly 410 of the 50,340 hospitality professionals employed in Massachusetts, work in Amherst. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of hospitality professionals in Amherst has grown by 86%. Overall employment in Amherst has also increased.

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As the number of hospitality professionals in Amherst has grown, salaries for hospitality professionals have also increased. In 2010 hospitality professionals in Amherst reportedly earned an average salary of $37,210 per year. The average salary for hospitality professionals in Amherst was $25,405 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of hospitality professionals in Amherst is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Hospitality professionals make a median salary of $34,905 per year in Amherst. The difference in pay between the hospitality professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 79%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,162 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $50,445 per year.

On average hospitality professionals in Amherst earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Amherst.

There is only one accredited hospitality school in the city. Many of Amherst's hospitality professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in hospitality offered by Amherst's hospitality schools.

In 2010 approximately 209 students completed hospitality courses.