Hospitality Schools In Utah
Utah has 2 accredited hospitality schools where hospitality faculty who teach hospitality classes can find employment. The trends in Utah'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:
- Associates degree in Hospitality
- Bachelors degree in Hospitality
Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Hospitality Employment
| Utah | 18,900 |
| National | 2,293,800 |
Of all of the hospitality professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Hospitality professionals In Utah
| 19,190 | 18,320 | 18,690 | 19,430 | 18,900 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Utah, hospitality is a shrinking field. In Utah, 290 less hospitality professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 2% 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 Utah
| $30,317 | $32,487 | $33,846 | $33,830 | $33,246 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Hospitality
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to hospitality professionals are growing in Utah. Hospitality professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $30,317 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $33,246 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Hospitality professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$21,761 |
25th percentile |
$25,964 |
50th percentile |
$30,503 |
75th percentile |
$39,190 |
90th percentile |
$48,277 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 9%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of hospitality, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid hospitality professionals earning 122% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Utah state.
Average Salaries for Hospitality professionals and related professions in Utah
Culinary |
$25,214 |
Hospitality |
$33,246 |
Hotel Management |
$54,300 |
In Utah, 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 Utah
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 3 |
As the number of hospitality professionals is decreasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 2 accredited hospitality schools in Utah state is decreasing. In 2006, 50 students graduated from hospitality courses in Utah. And in 2010, 50 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of hospitality school degree or certificate graduates in Utah by 0%. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned an bachelor's degree in hospitality.