Barista, supervisor vs caterer

The differences between barista, supervisors and caterers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a barista, supervisor has an average salary of $32,829, which is higher than the $28,891 average annual salary of a caterer.

The top three skills for a barista, supervisor include customer service, coffee shop and cash handling. The most important skills for a caterer are food service, kitchen equipment, and food delivery.

Barista, supervisor vs caterer overview

	Barista, Supervisor	Caterer
Yearly salary	$32,829	$28,891
Hourly rate	$15.78	$13.89
Growth rate	14%	10%
Number of jobs	88,682	1,648
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs caterer salary

Barista, supervisors and caterers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Barista, Supervisor	Caterer
Average salary	$32,829	$28,891
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Beverly, MA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The College of St. Scholastica
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between barista, supervisor and caterer education

There are a few differences between a barista, supervisor and a caterer in terms of educational background:

	Barista, Supervisor	Caterer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs caterer demographics

Here are the differences between barista, supervisors' and caterers' demographics:

	Barista, Supervisor	Caterer
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between barista, supervisor and caterer duties and responsibilities

Barista, supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage high-volume university caf and bakery.
Pre-Measure smoothies and latte ingredients while encouraging customers to be eco-friendly and bring in their reusable cup.
Ensure team prepare and present drip coffee, cold beverages, espresso bar and pastry products to Starbucks standards.
Follow Starbucks merchandising, products presentations and signing standards.
Provide case management and document individual treatment plans using DMH documentation format, daily supervision of adolescents and provide crisis intervention.
Guide customers in choosing items that reflect personal previous experience with cross-selling, upselling, and/or referring products

Caterer example responsibilities.

Help serve foods from buffet to ADM employees.
Plan and prepare meals for the local Headstart program.
Set up's and breaking down of parties, service, bartending
Set up tables, action stations, buffets, service carts, dessert table/carts and cordial carts.
Serve and wait on diners in traditional sit-down meal settings as well as buffets and drink bars.
Perform bartending for many events, often individually.

Barista, supervisor vs caterer skills

Common barista, supervisor skills

Customer Service, 21%
Coffee Shop, 11%
Cash Handling, 9%
POS, 9%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Standards, 4%

Common caterer skills

Food Service, 28%
Kitchen Equipment, 20%
Food Delivery, 8%
Banquet Service, 7%
Bartending, 5%
Fine Dining, 4%

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