Culinary Careers in Hospitality Industry

Imagine getting paid for doing what you love. Imagine using your senses, your mind and your creativity every day. Imagine receiving daily rewards for your work. Imagine a culinary career.

Hospitality Industry
The market has never been better for highly trained culinary graduates. Over the next ten years, the food industry is expected to increase by more than 30%. Culinary School of the Rockies' programs are designed to prepare you to enter a wide range of culinary careers. Our graduates are pursuing a variety of responsible and rewarding positions in the culinary arts. Your decision to embark on a culinary career is timely.

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The Restaurant Industry —
One of the Cornerstones of the U.S. Economy
Career opportunities in the restaurant industry are varied, offering opportunities in catering, banquet management, public relations, accounting and senior executive positions. There is a place for everyone in the restaurant industry.

• In 2005, restaurant industry sales are projected to reach $476 billion in 900,000 restaurants.
• The restaurant industry generates a total economic impact of $1.2 trillion. Every dollar spent dining out generates more than $2 in business for other industries.
• The restaurant industry's share of the food dollar is currently 46.7 percent.
• The restaurant industry employs 12.2 million people, making it the nation's largest employer outside of the government.
• By 2014, the restaurant industry will need an additional 1.5 million workers to meet labor demands.
• Nine out of ten salaried employees at table service restaurants, including owners, operators and managers, started as hourly employees. "Dishwasher" was the first restaurant job among 16 percent of restaurateurs.

(Source: www.restaurant.org)

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Average Salaries of the Culinary Industry

(Source: US Census Bureau 1998 Data)

It pays to have an education. Here are national averages for salaries in the industry based on the level of education a person has attained.

No high school diploma $20,110
High school graduate $28,307
Culinary School Diploma $36,392
Bachelor's Degree $50,056
Master's Degree $63,220

(Source: US Census Bureau 1998 Data; www.foodservice.com)

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