Barista, supervisor vs dining room supervisor

The differences between barista, supervisors and dining room supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dining room supervisor has an average salary of $34,655, which is higher than the $32,829 average annual salary of a barista, supervisor.

The top three skills for a barista, supervisor include customer service, coffee shop and cash handling. The most important skills for a dining room supervisor are food service, cleanliness, and fine dining.

Barista, supervisor vs dining room supervisor overview

	Barista, Supervisor	Dining Room Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,829	$34,655
Hourly rate	$15.78	$16.66
Growth rate	14%	10%
Number of jobs	88,682	30,925
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs dining room supervisor salary

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

	Barista, Supervisor	Dining Room Supervisor
Average salary	$32,829	$34,655
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $27,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	UMass Lowell
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between barista, supervisor and dining room supervisor education

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

	Barista, Supervisor	Dining Room Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs dining room supervisor demographics

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

	Barista, Supervisor	Dining Room Supervisor
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 34.7% Female, 65.3%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between barista, supervisor and dining room supervisor 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

Dining room supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage inventory and payroll accounting.
Maintain employee work records, prepare bi weekly payroll records, and complete paperwork to comply with licensing laws and tax.
Maintain effective communication and leadership with production and service staff in quality food production environment.
Check server (s) and house person BEOs to ensure that all information are accurate.
Enter event totals and menus into Delphi and request menu needs through marketing department.
Maximize sales opportunities with one-on-one client consultation through competitive minimums, menu creation, upselling and booking incentives.

Barista, supervisor vs dining room supervisor skills

Common barista, supervisor skills

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

Common dining room supervisor skills

Food Service, 15%
Cleanliness, 11%
Fine Dining, 9%
Culinary, 8%
Wine, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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