The culinary Industry is an excellent place to make your
living, especially if you love to prepare food and work with
people. However, not all culinary careers require the
immediate handling of food. Since most people are eating three
meals a day, there is a constant demand not only for chefs,
pastry chefs, and other food preparation workers, but for
restaurant and hotel managers as well. The average salaries
for these careers are listed below.
Chef $41575
Chef, Pastry $36848
Manager $36798
Foodservice.com
These salaries, however, are not merely based on experience
and skill. Even in the culinary industry, it pays to have an
education. Below are the national averages for salaries based
on the level of education a person has achieved. In fields
like the culinary industry, training specific to the career
you plan to pursue (i.e. Associate�s Degree, or certificate in
your specialty) can take the place of a more general higher
education degree and serve to not only enhance your skills,
experience, and knowledge, but also to increase your salary.
Since the salaries for the culinary industry, which are listed
above, are averages, the numbers can increase or decrease
based on a combination of many factors, one of which is
education. As you can see by the salary averages listed below,
the level of education and the degrees that you possess can
make a big difference in what you will get paid.
No high school diploma $20110
High school graduate $28307
Associate's Degree $36392
Bachelor's Degree $50056
Master's Degree $63220
US Census Bureau 1998 Data
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