Assistant food service manager vs hourly manager

The differences between assistant food service managers and hourly 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 manager and an hourly manager. Additionally, an assistant food service manager has an average salary of $37,144, which is higher than the $36,449 average annual salary of an hourly manager.

The top three skills for an assistant food service manager include customer service, cleanliness and food handling. The most important skills for an hourly manager are cleanliness, food safety, and management.

Assistant food service manager vs hourly manager overview

	Assistant Food Service Manager	Hourly Manager
Yearly salary	$37,144	$36,449
Hourly rate	$17.86	$17.52
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	168,644	257,505
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Assistant food service manager vs hourly manager salary

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

	Assistant Food Service Manager	Hourly Manager
Average salary	$37,144	$36,449
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $55,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between assistant food service manager and hourly manager education

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

	Assistant Food Service Manager	Hourly Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Assistant food service manager vs hourly manager demographics

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

	Assistant Food Service Manager	Hourly Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 44.2% Female, 55.8%	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between assistant food service manager and hourly manager duties and responsibilities

Assistant food service manager example responsibilities.

Manage inventory, ordering and delivery of groceries.
Follow and enforce all safety OSHA procedures and HACCP.
Work with outside vendor in implementation of new POS system.
Perform seafood HACCP training for SYSCO distribution centers on an annual basis.
Assist in supervising and scheduling employees, placing orders and maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of the kitchen.
Maintain and regulate cleanliness and proper sanitation in food storage, heating, and serving areas per state requirements.

Hourly manager example responsibilities.

Promote and manage restaurant organization, cleanliness and sanitation.
Assist employees with POS and the execution of product promotion.
Assist with re-marketing of the club through Facebook, club website, and promotional events.
Submit receipts and money receive from deliveries at the end of each shift through a POS system.
Train new bartenders, weekly inventory of all beer, wine and liquor and assist in ordering product.
Perform marketing and advertising via Facebook.

Assistant food service manager vs hourly manager skills

Common assistant food service manager skills

Customer Service, 36%
Cleanliness, 21%
Food Handling, 12%
Cash Control, 6%
Gross Profit, 6%
Inventory Control, 5%

Common hourly manager skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Food Safety, 20%
Management, 8%
Guest Service, 8%
Quality Service, 6%
Product Quality, 5%

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