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Also called banquet manager, cafeteria manager, catering manager and certified dietary manager.
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Food Service Manager
Food service manager planning and coordinating food and beverage activities, keeping records for sanitation and food subsidies, resolving complaints, maintaining inventories, and monitoring budgets and payroll
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Counted cash and made bank deposits daily at the end of each shift, ensuring accurate financial records
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Maintained detailed health and safety records to comply with regulations.
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The work itself
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Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $56,870 |
|---|---|
| Median | $69,390 |
| 75th percentile | $86,800 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $63,390 | $82,030 | $105,530 |
| AL | $57,080 | $63,010 | $79,000 |
| AR | $45,590 | $55,120 | $63,160 |
| AZ | $60,500 | $70,180 | $85,770 |
| CA | $60,040 | $78,260 | $100,190 |
| CO | $68,750 | $79,870 | $99,480 |
| CT | $62,400 | $77,990 | $92,100 |
| DC | $74,250 | $81,680 | $105,760 |
| DE | $65,560 | $74,430 | $80,990 |
| FL | $59,010 | $72,790 | $91,480 |
| GA | $55,240 | $65,280 | $79,730 |
| HI | $61,660 | $87,800 | $104,570 |
| IA | $52,850 | $66,700 | $77,860 |
| ID | $55,000 | $70,140 | $92,630 |
| IL | $52,250 | $63,930 | $79,850 |
| IN | $55,640 | $71,430 | $88,020 |
| KS | $56,260 | $70,320 | $86,190 |
| KY | $58,890 | $70,410 | $81,440 |
| LA | $46,960 | $61,400 | $77,990 |
| MA | $73,430 | $92,240 | $102,920 |
| MD | $61,430 | $72,850 | $82,280 |
| ME | $54,010 | $70,510 | $78,140 |
| MI | $51,450 | $60,790 | $75,740 |
| MN | $64,320 | $79,820 | $95,190 |
| MO | $60,010 | $65,520 | $79,020 |
| MS | $47,110 | $59,540 | $71,650 |
| MT | $59,460 | $72,140 | $95,720 |
| NC | $59,790 | $74,080 | $91,080 |
| ND | $50,210 | $72,210 | $88,110 |
| NE | $57,050 | $60,450 | $70,300 |
| NH | $67,640 | $77,360 | $93,550 |
| NJ | $62,810 | $78,020 | $101,070 |
| NM | $58,240 | $65,210 | $93,620 |
| NV | $60,640 | $65,320 | $81,720 |
| NY | $72,420 | $84,200 | $104,800 |
| OH | $54,990 | $62,980 | $76,400 |
| OK | $55,120 | $63,840 | $90,230 |
| OR | $54,990 | $62,110 | $77,210 |
| PA | $55,690 | $64,750 | $78,220 |
| PR | $37,690 | $42,230 | $59,740 |
| RI | $63,470 | $82,850 | $95,260 |
| SC | $54,910 | $66,190 | $83,830 |
| SD | $56,920 | $60,640 | $73,210 |
| TN | $57,200 | $64,410 | $80,060 |
| TX | $48,750 | $60,770 | $75,800 |
| UT | $56,700 | $69,480 | $93,000 |
| VA | $60,610 | $71,230 | $83,110 |
| VT | $64,850 | $77,910 | $98,940 |
| WA | $79,410 | $95,190 | $111,050 |
| WI | $48,260 | $61,810 | $79,270 |
| WV | $46,140 | $54,800 | $64,320 |
| WY | $48,690 | $62,610 | $76,150 |
Other names
banquet manager, cafeteria manager, catering manager, certified dietary manager, CDM, chef manager, cook manager, deli manager, dietary manager, dining room manager, F and B manager, fast food services manager.
flight kitchen manager, foh manager, food and beverage manager, food general manager, food production manager, food service general manager, front of house manager, general manager, GM, hospitality manager, kitchen manager, liquor establishment manager, restaurant general manager, restaurant manager, shift manager, banquet director, cafe operator, cafeteria director, cafeteria operator, catering coordinator, catering director, certified food protection professional, CFPP, concessionaire, dietary supervisor, dining service director, F and B director, food and beverage director, food gm, food service director, food service gm, food service specialist, food service supervisor, luncheonette operator, lunchroom operator, menu planner, restaurant gm, restaurateur, saloon keeper, tavern keeper, tavern operator.
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Already yours: Evaluating material quality, Analyzing data, Maintaining operational records
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| Median pay | $69,390 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Monitoring organizational procedures, Monitoring individual activities, Monitoring compliance
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| Median pay | $107,230 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Implementing process changes, Conferencing with organizational members, Analyzing financial records
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