by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering food service, waiter/waitress, & dining room management/manager, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of food service, waiter/waitress, & dining room management/manager, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Foodservice Systems Administration/Management | 1 | 373 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 11,194 |
| Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 5,539 |
| Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager | 1,343 |
| Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant | 1,052 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other | 333 |
| Culinary Science/Culinology | 301 |
| Bartending/Bartender | 237 |
| Institutional Food Workers | 181 |
| Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter | 60 |
Part of the broader field of Culinary Arts and Related Services, food service, waiter/waitress, & dining room management/manager sits alongside related programs in that field.
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