Fast food restaurant manager vs banquet manager

The differences between fast food restaurant managers and banquet 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 fast food restaurant manager and a banquet manager. Additionally, a banquet manager has an average salary of $53,423, which is higher than the $43,445 average annual salary of a fast food restaurant manager.

The top three skills for a fast food restaurant manager include fast food, food quality and wine. The most important skills for a banquet manager are wine, customer service, and guest satisfaction.

Fast food restaurant manager vs banquet manager overview

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Banquet Manager
Yearly salary	$43,445	$53,423
Hourly rate	$20.89	$25.68
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	151,639	93,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Fast food restaurant manager vs banquet manager salary

Fast food restaurant managers and banquet managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Banquet Manager
Average salary	$43,445	$53,423
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $57,000	Between $39,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	Edison, NJ	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	Hawaii
Best paying company	CKE Restaurants Holdings	Waverley Country Club
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Hospitality

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and banquet manager education

There are a few differences between a fast food restaurant manager and a banquet manager in terms of educational background:

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Banquet Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Fast food restaurant manager vs banquet manager demographics

Here are the differences between fast food restaurant managers' and banquet managers' demographics:

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Banquet Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 9.1% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 8.0% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and banquet manager duties and responsibilities

Fast food restaurant manager example responsibilities.

Coordinate, communicate and delegate FOH responsibilities to staff to ensure excellent operations are consistently achieve.
Collaborate with culinary staff in special event menu planning and actively in planning and development of new catering business.
Conduct period inventory; maintaining records to comply with Aramark, government and accrediting agency standards.

Banquet manager example responsibilities.

Manage the hotel restaurant a few nights a week and assist with bartending.
Manage bar functions, as well as maintain inventory and train all bartending staff.
Manage department service standards, POS system, payroll, schedules and labor /beverage costs.
Develop specific plans with UN affiliate organizations to achieve their goals and to accommodate VIP and other special requirements.
Create BEO, menus and tracking forms.
Administer Delphi and POS system procedures to improve internal operations.

Fast food restaurant manager vs banquet manager skills

Common fast food restaurant manager skills

Fast Food, 63%
Food Quality, 9%
Wine, 8%
Building Maintenance, 4%
Bank Deposits, 3%
POS, 2%

Common banquet manager skills

Wine, 12%
Customer Service, 12%
Guest Satisfaction, 9%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Guest Service, 5%
Quality Service, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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