Catering staff vs catering supervisor

The differences between catering staff and catering supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a catering supervisor has an average salary of $36,455, which is higher than the $31,107 average annual salary of a catering staff.

The top three skills for a catering staff include wine, dishes and food preparation. The most important skills for a catering supervisor are customer service, food service, and HACCP.

Catering staff vs catering supervisor overview

	Catering Staff	Catering Supervisor
Yearly salary	$31,107	$36,455
Hourly rate	$14.96	$17.53
Growth rate	2%	10%
Number of jobs	72,272	8,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Catering staff vs catering supervisor salary

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

	Catering Staff	Catering Supervisor
Average salary	$31,107	$36,455
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $28,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	North Andover, MA	San Luis Obispo, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	California
Best paying company	Table 301	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	Education	Hospitality

Differences between catering staff and catering supervisor education

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

	Catering Staff	Catering Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Catering staff vs catering supervisor demographics

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

	Catering Staff	Catering Supervisor
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 38.7% Female, 61.3%	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 6.9% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 catering staff and catering supervisor duties and responsibilities

Catering staff example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize restaurant reservations.
prepare food for cater events * waiter * bartending
Prepare and cook a wide range of food and espresso beverages and bartending.
Work with pos system to complete orders, kitchen line with fifthteen people.
Stock and serve buffets lines and also set up and display for private party's.
Decorate event halls and arrange displays, wait tables, work at buffets, bars, coat checks etc.

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.

Catering staff vs catering supervisor skills

Common catering staff skills

Wine, 32%
Dishes, 30%
Food Preparation, 7%
Culinary, 6%
Bartending, 4%
Food Service, 4%

Common catering supervisor skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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