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Food Preparation and Service Occupations
A description of the the work done by "Food Preparation and Service Occupations" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Food Preparation and Service Occupations" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$22,833 $19,592 22 9.57 10497.41 Business administration and management
$20,298 $18,000 11 4.78 6667.60 Fine arts, all fields
$28,127 $23,400 11 4.78 19461.46 Political science and government
$28,323 $19,500 11 4.78 15392.11 Education: Elementary teacher education
$25,352 $19,500 10 4.35 13128.46 History, other
$25,190 $18,600 10 4.35 11356.51 OTHER business management/administrative services
$23,257 $19,240 9 3.91 9793.70 English Language and Literature/Letters
$29,488 $26,100 8 3.48 16358.14 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$18,750 $19,110 8 3.48 5043.69 Home Economics
$26,024 $12,480 7 3.04 16134.13 Accounting
$25,733 $30,000 6 2.61 7198.77 Biology, general
$28,606 $23,920 5 2.17 7186.77 Business/Managerial economics
$22,000 $20,000 5 2.17 2996.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$24,790 $20,000 5 2.17 10180.31 Financial management
$33,944 $24,960 5 2.17 16873.05 Education: Physical education/coaching
$19,025 $16,250 4 1.74 5208.83 Education: Secondary teacher education
$31,910 $20,080 4 1.74 25148.81 Social Work
$20,500 $18,200 4 1.74 5881.33 Education: OTHER education
$19,392 $17,280 4 1.74 6656.44 Dramatic arts
$17,950 $16,900 4 1.74 4466.26 Music, all fields
$28,280 $21,840 3 1.30 4715.59 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$24,600 $16,800 3 1.30 8241.36 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$16,587 $8,840 3 1.30 9522.60 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$40,806 $15,000 3 1.30 24438.54 Engineering: Civil
$31,200 $23,400 3 1.30 9253.47 OTHER communications
$25,067 $15,600 3 1.30 6765.27 Psychology: General
$31,633 $25,000 3 1.30 8683.45 Economics
$23,227 $15,600 3 1.30 7418.99 Business, general
$21,467 $17,000 3 1.30 3167.89 Sociology
$22,200 $22,200 2 .87 7800.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$23,195 $23,195 2 .87 6804.80 Physics
$36,000 $36,000 2 .87 12000.00 Philosophy of science
$21,400 $21,400 2 .87 11000.00 Mathematics, general
$18,720 $18,720 2 .87 2080.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$23,598 $23,598 2 .87 2402.40 OTHER health/medical sciences
$15,340 $15,340 2 .87 2860.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$47,350 $47,350 2 .87 22650.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$14,450 $14,450 2 .87 2450.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$33,200 $33,200 2 .87 3200.00 Marketing research
$12,100 $12,100 2 .87 900.00 Communications, general
$33,200 $33,200 2 .87 3200.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$31,200 $31,200 1 .43 0.00 Education: Social science teacher education
$25,750 $25,750 1 .43 .00 Animal sciences
$22,000 $22,000 1 .43 0.00 Food sciences and technology
$18,200 $18,200 1 .43 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$12,000 $12,000 1 .43 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$23,400 $23,400 1 .43 0.00 OTHER social sciences
$15,673 $15,673 1 .43 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$41,600 $41,600 1 .43 0.00 International relations
$26,000 $26,000 1 .43 0.00 Journalism
$10,400 $10,400 1 .43 0.00 Computer science
$20,800 $20,800 1 .43 0.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$30,000 $30,000 1 .43 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$13,416 $13,416 1 .43 0.00 Health/medical assistants
$20,800 $20,800 1 .43 0.00 Geological sciences, other
$31,200 $31,200 1 .43 0.00 Geology
$11,752 $11,752 1 .43 0.00 Chemistry
$28,200 $28,200 1 .43 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$30,000 $30,000 1 .43 0.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
$15,600 $15,600 1 .43 0.00 Operations research
$12,000 $12,000 1 .43 0.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$18,605 $18,605 1 .43 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$14,400 $14,400 1 .43 0.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$10,400 $10,400 1 .43 0.00 Linguistics
$28,600 $28,600 1 .43 0.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$45,000 $45,000 1 .43 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$16,900 $16,900 1 .43 0.00 Health/medical technologies
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$34,181 $16,744 3 14.29 21854.91 English Language and Literature/Letters
$14,080 $10,000 3 14.29 4787.98 Fine arts, all fields
$27,880 $27,880 2 9.52 7880.00 Education: OTHER education
$25,440 $25,440 2 9.52 12960.00 Business administration and management
$25,400 $25,400 2 9.52 4600.00 Political science and government
$19,500 $19,500 2 9.52 6500.00 History, other
$70,000 $70,000 1 4.76 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$60,000 $60,000 1 4.76 0.00 Financial management
$56,420 $56,420 1 4.76 0.00 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$41,600 $41,600 1 4.76 0.00 Dramatic arts
$31,200 $31,200 1 4.76 0.00 Business, general
$20,800 $20,800 1 4.76 0.00 Accounting
$12,480 $12,480 1 4.76 0.00 OTHER social sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$30,000 $30,000 1 100.00 0.00 Home Economics
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$62,200 $23,400 3 75.00 44686.46 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$40,020 $40,020 1 25.00 0.00 Chemistry
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu