Banquet supervisor vs catering supervisor

The differences between banquet supervisors and catering supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a banquet supervisor has an average salary of $41,608, which is higher than the $36,455 average annual salary of a catering supervisor.

The top three skills for a banquet supervisor include cleanliness, meeting rooms and banquet functions. The most important skills for a catering supervisor are customer service, food service, and HACCP.

Banquet supervisor vs catering supervisor overview

	Banquet Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Yearly salary	$41,608	$36,455
Hourly rate	$20.00	$17.53
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	11,122	8,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Banquet supervisor vs catering supervisor salary

Banquet supervisors and catering supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Banquet Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average salary	$41,608	$36,455
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $57,000	Between $28,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	San Luis Obispo, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between banquet supervisor and catering supervisor education

There are a few differences between a banquet supervisor and a catering supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Banquet Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Banquet supervisor vs catering supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between banquet supervisors' and catering supervisors' demographics:

	Banquet Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.1% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between banquet supervisor and catering supervisor duties and responsibilities

Banquet supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage all aspects of account (solicit, booking, detail- BEO's and coordinate).
Perform order submission by the POS system.
Enter billing information into POS system in order to generate a final guest check.
Communicate with catering, culinary, front office, and guest services daily to ensure a seamless experience for guests.
Set up banquet area/room, ensuring cleanliness and proper set-up of furniture/equipment.
Enhance the professional development of newly hire bartenders and wait staff and addressed any discrepancies between expect performance and actual performance.

Catering supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage servers and dishwashers on a daily basis making sure everything are always maintain accordingly.
Train employees on company policy, POS systems.
Take catering orders over the phone and enter them into POS.
Cater to the guest of event as wait staff also bartending for private gatherings.
Experience includes bar management, bartending, meetings, banquets, dinners, green room and V.I.P.
Perform all inventory and payroll relate functions.

Banquet supervisor vs catering supervisor skills

Common banquet supervisor skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Meeting Rooms, 7%
Banquet Functions, 6%
Culinary, 6%
Exceptional Guest, 6%
Banquet Set-Up, 5%

Common catering supervisor skills

Customer Service, 17%
Food Service, 13%
HACCP, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Food Preparation, 7%
Culinary, 6%

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