Exactly 31,440 of the 9,740 hospitality professionals employed in Washington DC, work in Washington. There has been a 1% decline in the number of hospitality professionals in Washington between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Washington has increased.

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In Washington, salaries for hospitality professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $39,330 per year was earned by hospitality professionals in Washington. Four years earlier in 2006, hospitality professionals in Washington made an average salary of $36,097 per year. The growth in the salary of hospitality professionals in Washington is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Hospitality professionals make a median salary of $35,763 per year in Washington. The 10% of hospitality professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $23,397 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 156% higher salaries.

Hospitality professional salaries in Washington are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 3 accredited hospitality schools in the city. Many of Washington's hospitality professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 5 degree and certificate programs in hospitality offered by Washington's hospitality schools.

In 2010 approximately 154 students graduated from hospitality courses.