Exactly 9,950 of Florida's 134,250 hospitality professionals work in Jacksonville. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of hospitality professionals in Jacksonville has grown by 21%. As the employment for hospitality professionals in Jacksonville has increased, overall employment in Jacksonville has also increased.

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In Jacksonville, salaries for hospitality professionals have increased. Jacksonville hospitality professionals made $35,816 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for hospitality professionals in Jacksonville was $31,731 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville hospitality professionals earn a median yearly salary of $33,809. The 10% of hospitality professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $24,513 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $53,254 per year.

On average hospitality professionals in Jacksonville earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Jacksonville.

There are 2 accredited hospitality schools in the city. Many of Jacksonville's hospitality professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Jacksonville's hospitality schools offer 2 hospitality degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 4 students graduated from hospitality courses.