Hotel Management Schools In California
California has 16 accredited hotel management schools where hotel management faculty who teach hotel management classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of hotel management and hotel management training in California, which includes hotel management training at the following levels:
- Hotel Management Certificate
- Associates degree in Hotel Management
- Bachelors degree in Hotel Management
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Professional Trends
California Vs. National Hotel Management Employment
| California | 3,920 |
| National | 29,920 |
Of all of the hotel management professionals in the country, nearly 13% are in the state of California.
Employment Growth for Hotel management professionals In California
| 4,240 | 4,270 | 4,210 | 4,300 | 3,920 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In California, hotel management is a shrinking field. 320 less hotel management professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of hotel management professionals has shrunk by 8%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of hotel management professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of hotel management professionals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
Hotel Management VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $50,790 | $52,360 | $54,510 | $54,270 | $56,010 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Hotel Management
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by hotel management professionals is increasing in California. In 2006 hotel management professionals made a mean salary of $50,790 per year, and in 2010 they made $56,010 per year.
Salary percentiles for Hotel management professionals in California
10th percentile |
$33,180 |
25th percentile |
$38,460 |
50th percentile |
$49,360 |
75th percentile |
$66,480 |
90th percentile |
$86,610 |
This represents a 9% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 161% pay differential between the highest paid hotel management professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of hotel management in California.
Average Salaries for Hotel management professionals and related professions in California
Business Administration |
$106,637 |
Business Management |
$121,280 |
Culinary |
$29,166 |
Hospitality |
$36,267 |
Hotel Management |
$56,010 |
In California, hotel management professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Hotel Management programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
13 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
19 |
| Total | 33 |
The number of students graduating from the 16 accredited hotel management schools in California is decreasing. In 2006 there were 290 hotel management graduates from hotel management courses in California and in 2010 there were 43 graduates.
Thus there was a 85% percent decrease in the number of hotel management school degree or certificate graduates in California. Most of these graduates, or 58%, earned a undergraduate certificate in hotel management.