Dairy manager vs concession manager

The differences between dairy managers and concession managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a dairy manager and a concession manager. Additionally, a dairy manager has an average salary of $32,417, which is higher than the $31,301 average annual salary of a concession manager.

The top three skills for a dairy manager include food safety, customer service and pallet jack. The most important skills for a concession manager are food service, POS, and customer service.

Dairy manager vs concession manager overview

	Dairy Manager	Concession Manager
Yearly salary	$32,417	$31,301
Hourly rate	$15.59	$15.05
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	89,317	162,535
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Dairy manager vs concession manager salary

Dairy managers and concession managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dairy Manager	Concession Manager
Average salary	$32,417	$31,301
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $20,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Rhode Island
Best paying company	PCC Community Markets	Syracuse University
Best paying industry	Retail	Media

Differences between dairy manager and concession manager education

There are a few differences between a dairy manager and a concession manager in terms of educational background:

	Dairy Manager	Concession Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Dairy manager vs concession manager demographics

Here are the differences between dairy managers' and concession managers' demographics:

	Dairy Manager	Concession Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 84.6% Female, 15.4%	Male, 48.7% Female, 51.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between dairy manager and concession manager duties and responsibilities

Dairy manager example responsibilities.

Manage departments including: frozen, dairy, grocery, bulk, beer and wine.
Manage budgets and payroll records, review financial transactions to assure expenditures are authorize and budget.
Order the beer and wine for the store.
Order and stock the produce and dairy departments while bagging and carrying out groceries.
Stock products and maintain department cleanliness.
Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of entire department daily.

Concession manager example responsibilities.

Manage perishable inventories as per FIFO protocol.
Perform various financial activities, such as managing POS units, cash handling, safe audits and deposits.
Manage festival concessions, including product selection, vendor management and volunteer training.
Coordinate, communicate and delegate FOH responsibilities to staff to ensure excellent operations are consistently achieve.
Train and hire staff and NPO groups.
Utilize basic math skills to keep main cash till balance.

Dairy manager vs concession manager skills

Common dairy manager skills

Food Safety, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Pallet Jack, 8%
Cleanliness, 7%
Sales Floor, 7%
Product Knowledge, 6%

Common concession manager skills

Food Service, 17%
POS, 14%
Customer Service, 11%
Cash Handling, 9%
Math, 6%
Food Preparation, 5%

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