Hospitality Schools In Louisiana
Hospitality classes faculty can choose to work at one of 6 accredited hospitality schools in Louisiana. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the hospitality academic community in Louisiana, and the future trends in hospitality training at the following levels:
- Hospitality Certificate
- Associates degree in Hospitality
- Bachelors degree in Hospitality
- Masters degree in Hospitality
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Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Hospitality Employment
| Louisiana | 35,160 |
| National | 2,293,800 |
Approximately 2% of the country's hospitality professionals work in Louisiana state.
Employment Growth for Hospitality professionals In Louisiana
| 42,330 | 40,940 | 39,820 | 38,390 | 35,160 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Louisiana, hospitality is a shrinking field. There were 7,170 less hospitality professionals working in Louisiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 17% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the change in the number of hospitality professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of hospitality professionals has shrunk by 1% from 2006 to 2010.
Hospitality VS. All Professions salaries in Louisiana
| $24,871 | $26,600 | $28,220 | $29,289 | $30,004 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Hospitality
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of hospitality professionals is declining, the salaries paid to hospitality professionals are increasing in Louisiana. Hospitality professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $24,871 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $30,004 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Hospitality professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$20,799 |
25th percentile |
$23,609 |
50th percentile |
$27,941 |
75th percentile |
$33,367 |
90th percentile |
$43,410 |
Thus, hospitality professionals' salaries grew by 17% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Louisiana, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of hospitality. The pay differential between the highest paid hospitality professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 109%
Average Salaries for Hospitality professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Culinary |
$22,956 |
Hospitality |
$30,004 |
Hotel Management |
$47,590 |
Hospitality professionals in Louisiana earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Hospitality programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 8 |
As the number of hospitality professionals is decreasing in Louisiana state, the number of students graduating from the 6 accredited hospitality schools in Louisiana state is increasing. In Louisiana, there were 94 graduates in 2006. And there were 108 graduates from hospitality courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 15% percent increase in the number of hospitality school degree or certificate graduates in Louisiana. 38% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in hospitality.