Dietary manager vs hourly manager

The differences between dietary managers and hourly 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 dietary manager and an hourly manager. Additionally, a dietary manager has an average salary of $42,856, which is higher than the $36,449 average annual salary of an hourly manager.

The top three skills for a dietary manager include kitchen equipment, patients and dietary services. The most important skills for an hourly manager are cleanliness, food safety, and management.

Dietary manager vs hourly manager overview

	Dietary Manager	Hourly Manager
Yearly salary	$42,856	$36,449
Hourly rate	$20.60	$17.52
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	95,306	257,505
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

What does a dietary manager do?

A dietary manager oversees the food service operations of a company or institution's kitchen facilities, ensuring efficiency and client satisfaction. They are primarily in charge of developing dietary programs and meal plans, coordinating with nutritionists, setting daily objectives, establishing food preparation standards and protocols, managing budgets and employee schedules, and monitoring overall operations, solving issues and concerns if any arise. They also supervise the recruitment and training of staff, monitor inventories, purchase supplies, and interact with customers. Moreover, a dietary manager leads employees to reach goals and implements industry standards and company policies.

What does an hourly manager do?

An hourly manager will lead and supervise a team of employees. As an hourly manager, you will maintain the shift operations you are assigned to and keep staff informed of operational issues. You will be responsible for the employees' health and safety and support their professional and personal growth. Other duties include providing employee direction and oversight, coaching and mentoring staff, and maintaining transparent communication. Additionally, you are also responsible for maintaining the work schedules of employees and managing the organization's budgetary and operational activities.

Dietary manager vs hourly manager salary

Dietary managers and hourly managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dietary Manager	Hourly Manager
Average salary	$42,856	$36,449
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $60,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dietary manager and hourly manager education

There are a few differences between a dietary manager and an hourly manager in terms of educational background:

	Dietary Manager	Hourly Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Dietary manager vs hourly manager demographics

Here are the differences between dietary managers' and hourly managers' demographics:

	Dietary Manager	Hourly Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 32.0% Female, 68.0%	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between dietary manager and hourly manager duties and responsibilities

Dietary manager example responsibilities.

Manage operations and provide support to a team of 245 union employees at various elementary, middle and high school cafeterias.
Review records and assess the nutritional condition of at risk residents, including unplan weight changes, charting and MDS reporting.
Analyze diet requirement of patients and prepare nutritional balance menus accordingly.
Refer patients to appropriate outpatient settings for additional diet education and support.
Communicate effectively in medical charts, and complete MDS assessments for Medicare reimbursement with proficiency.
Increase student participation by overseeing and implementing marketing brands in school cafeterias.

Hourly manager example responsibilities.

Promote and manage restaurant organization, cleanliness and sanitation.
Assist employees with POS and the execution of product promotion.
Assist with re-marketing of the club through Facebook, club website, and promotional events.
Submit receipts and money receive from deliveries at the end of each shift through a POS system.
Train new bartenders, weekly inventory of all beer, wine and liquor and assist in ordering product.
Perform marketing and advertising via Facebook.

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Dietary manager vs hourly manager skills

Common dietary manager skills

Kitchen Equipment, 11%
Patients, 9%
Dietary Services, 6%
Infection Control, 5%
Food Preparation, 5%
Federal Regulations, 5%

Common hourly manager skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Food Safety, 20%
Management, 8%
Guest Service, 8%
Quality Service, 6%
Product Quality, 5%

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