Success in Culinary Management Careers by Paul D. Rosevear

Let's face it -- earning great money in a career you love is anything but an acquired taste. That's why culinary management careers are exploding as one of the nation's most rapidly rising occupations. According to the National Restaurant Association, the nation's 900,000 restaurants will hit almost $500 billion in sales this year. Is that number high enough for you to finally consider culinary management careers? We're guessing yes.

The fact is, there's no better time to begin exploring your desires to start culinary management careers than now, especially with the growing popularity of the food industry. Between popular television programs, bestselling books, and the overall commercialization of the food industry, culinary management is a hot field with plenty of opportunity in terms of job selection and earning potential. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates steady job increase from now until 2006, when approximately 12 million people will be employed in the food industry. In fact, between December 2001 and April 2004, nearly 373,000 jobs were added to restaurants and bars. All of these numbers add up to one thing -- a blossoming culinary management career for you.

So what do you need to being your career besides a passion for food and the desire to provide a great experience to customers? A degree from a culinary management program. Official training in your field will help bolster your credentials and set you apart from competitors. There are a wide variety of positions within a culinary management career, all of which have corresponding academic programs available at schools around the country.

Combine your ability to direct a staff with a degree in management, and you'll be a valuable asset to any restaurant. Take your passion for food preparation and pair that with a degree in culinary arts and an internship at a reputable restaurant and your restaurant career will be off and running. With a field this explosive, the question isn't whether or not there are opportunities -- it's whether or not you'll tackle them when they surface. Explore your culinary management career today.

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Paul D. Rosevear is a frequent contributor to The CollegeBound Network. Learn more about finding a school or career that's right for you!