Assistant food service director vs food and beverage manager

The differences between assistant food service directors and food and beverage managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an assistant food service director and a food and beverage manager. Additionally, a food and beverage manager has an average salary of $53,013, which is higher than the $41,871 average annual salary of an assistant food service director.

The top three skills for an assistant food service director include food preparation, cleanliness and servsafe. The most important skills for a food and beverage manager are customer service, wine, and POS.

Assistant food service director vs food and beverage manager overview

	Assistant Food Service Director	Food And Beverage Manager
Yearly salary	$41,871	$53,013
Hourly rate	$20.13	$25.49
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	150,177	159,775
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

What does an assistant food service director do?

An Assistant Food Service Director supervises and coordinates food preparation and food service activities. They work under the direction of the director of food service.

What does a food and beverage manager do?

A food and beverage manager is an individual responsible for ensuring that quality food and drinks are being served at a restaurant or hotel. Food and beverage managers are required to be excellent with customers and should have great management skills to meet the organization's labor and financial goals. They create food and drink menus and guarantee customers that they comply with their food and safety regulations. They are also required to negotiate with suppliers to arrange the delivery of food and beverage products.

Assistant food service director vs food and beverage manager salary

Assistant food service directors and food and beverage managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Food Service Director	Food And Beverage Manager
Average salary	$41,871	$53,013
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $59,000	Between $38,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between assistant food service director and food and beverage manager education

There are a few differences between an assistant food service director and a food and beverage manager in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Food Service Director	Food And Beverage Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Assistant food service director vs food and beverage manager demographics

Here are the differences between assistant food service directors' and food and beverage managers' demographics:

	Assistant Food Service Director	Food And Beverage Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 50.7% Female, 49.3%	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 7.2% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 8.4% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between assistant food service director and food and beverage manager duties and responsibilities

Assistant food service director example responsibilities.

Manage nutrition department of pharmacy and medical home healthcare supply company.
Attend food safety classes and complete the Chicago, Illinois and federal ServSafe certifications.
Adhere to standard operating procedures for cleanliness of the facility and culinary instruments and utensils
Roll out new culinary and nutritional programs in conjunction with Eurest marketing and culinary team.
Prepare and research material to become expert on topics ranging from HACCP's, cross contamination, and food borne illness.
Facilitate development, implementation and utilization of HACCP.

Food and beverage manager example responsibilities.

Schedule, plan, organize and manage events.- Assist with staff scheduling and bartending service.
Manage a small team of people in the caf /gift shop area to improve sales and minimize costs.
Manage daily operations of restaurant, in-room dining, lounge, pool, cater events and all bar venues.
Manage all FOH positions, including scheduling, developing and coaching employees, motivating the team and continuing to drive sales.
Coordinate weekly schedules and manage payroll processing functions including monitoring meal break compliance, labor productivity and attendance.
Manage subordinate managers and supervisors, manage various personnel functions including payroll, hiring, disciplinary actions, grievances and promotions.

Assistant food service director vs food and beverage manager skills

Common assistant food service director skills

Food Preparation, 22%
Cleanliness, 16%
ServSafe, 14%
Culinary, 7%
Fine Dining, 7%
Food Production, 6%

Common food and beverage manager skills

Customer Service, 10%
Wine, 6%
POS, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 5%
Food Service, 4%
Guest Service, 4%

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