Exactly 2,850 of Iowa's 26,180 hospitality professionals work in Estherville. The number of hospitality professionals in Estherville has shrunk by 14% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Estherville has increased.

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Salaries for hospitality professionals in Estherville have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $26,187 per year was earned by hospitality professionals in Estherville. Hospitality professionals in Estherville made a yearly average salary of $22,722, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Estherville.

Hospitality professionals in Estherville make a median yearly salary of $24,055. The difference in pay between the hospitality professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 82%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $19,297 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $35,212 per year.

On average hospitality professional salaries in Estherville are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

Estherville's hospitality school offers one hospitality degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 8 students completed hospitality courses.