Hospitality Schools In Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 9 accredited hospitality schools where hospitality faculty who teach hospitality classes can find employment. The trends in Oklahoma's hospitality academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in hospitality includes hospitality training at the following levels:
- Hospitality Certificate
- Associates degree in Hospitality
- Bachelors degree in Hospitality
- Masters degree in Hospitality
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Oklahoma Vs. National Hospitality Employment
| Oklahoma | 34,640 |
| National | 2,293,800 |
Of all of the hospitality professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Oklahoma.
Employment Growth for Hospitality professionals In Oklahoma
| 37,750 | 37,760 | 38,090 | 36,660 | 34,640 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of hospitality professionals is shrinking in Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, 3,110 less hospitality professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 8% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the national trend for hospitality professionals which shows a 1% decrease in the number of hospitality professionals working around the nation.
Hospitality VS. All Professions salaries in Oklahoma
| $17,497 | $21,479 | $23,717 | $26,509 | $27,069 |
| $38,070 | $39,720 | $40,527 | $41,574 | $42,968 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Hospitality
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to hospitality professionals are growing in Oklahoma. Hospitality professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $17,497 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $27,069 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Hospitality professionals in Oklahoma
10th percentile |
$18,729 |
25th percentile |
$21,170 |
50th percentile |
$25,109 |
75th percentile |
$30,873 |
90th percentile |
$38,856 |
Thus, hospitality professionals' salaries grew by 35% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Oklahoma, 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 107%
Average Salaries for Hospitality professionals and related professions in Oklahoma
Culinary |
$22,082 |
Hospitality |
$27,069 |
Hotel Management |
$37,890 |
In Oklahoma, hospitality professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Hospitality programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oklahoma
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 14 |
The number of students graduating from the 9 accredited hospitality schools in Oklahoma is increasing. In Oklahoma, there were 114 graduates in 2006. And there were 192 graduates from hospitality courses in 2010.
This represents a 68% increase in the number of hospitality degree or certificate school graduates in Oklahoma state. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned a undergraduate certificate in hospitality.