Fast food restaurant manager vs catering manager

The differences between fast food restaurant managers and catering 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 catering manager. Additionally, a catering manager has an average salary of $51,962, 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 catering manager are customer service, culinary, and food service.

Fast food restaurant manager vs catering manager overview

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Catering Manager
Yearly salary	$43,445	$51,962
Hourly rate	$20.89	$24.98
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	151,639	88,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Fast food restaurant manager vs catering manager salary

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Catering Manager
Average salary	$43,445	$51,962
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $57,000	Between $37,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	Edison, NJ	Santa Clara, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Nevada
Best paying company	CKE Restaurants Holdings	Brigham and Women's Hospital
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Hospitality

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and catering manager education

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Catering Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Fast food restaurant manager vs catering manager demographics

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Catering Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 36.7% Female, 63.3%
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, 11.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 8.4% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and catering 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.

Catering manager example responsibilities.

Prepare and manage BEOs to client specifications including auto-visual requirements.
Assist patients by test tasting food for allergies and accuracy.
Design and consult members on d cor, menu and wine selection for private events.
Ensure that those with food allergies or restrict diets have appropriate safe dishes to consume at meal times.
Work closely with culinary, stewarding and banquet department on specialty menus and customize events.
Full responsibility for all operations of several bars during service time including reporting and finance management.

Fast food restaurant manager vs catering 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 catering manager skills

Customer Service, 25%
Culinary, 10%
Food Service, 10%
Excellent Client, 6%
Booking, 4%
Customer Satisfaction, 4%

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