Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Types of Degrees Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many restaurant, culinary, & catering management/manager graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Associate Degree	545
Basic Certificate	525
Undergraduate Certificate	134
Bachelor’s Degree	84
Master’s Degree	3

What Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Skills for Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager:

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Abilities for Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Majors

As you progress with your restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Chefs and Head Cooks	9.6%	$48,460
Cooks, Private Household	5.2%	$37,590
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	9.3%	$32,450
Food Service Managers	9.0%	$54,240

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager?

Roughly 45% of the graduates are women, and 55% are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Some degrees associated with restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	15.3%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	36.4%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	17.2%
Some College Courses	11.2%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	17.3%
Bachelor’s Degree	3.3%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	1.0%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	0.9%

Online Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	50	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	102	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	1	1
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager.

Major	Number of Grads
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	10,286
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	5,508
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	3,586
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant	804
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	382
Culinary Science/Culinology	278
Institutional Food Workers	214
Bartending/Bartender	194
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager	80
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter	54
Wine Steward/Sommelier	3

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By U.S. Army Europe Images under License

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