Fast food restaurant manager vs food and beverage manager

The differences between fast food restaurant managers and food and beverage 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 food and beverage manager. Additionally, a food and beverage manager has an average salary of $53,013, 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 food and beverage manager are customer service, wine, and POS.

Fast food restaurant manager vs food and beverage manager overview

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food And Beverage Manager
Yearly salary	$43,445	$53,013
Hourly rate	$20.89	$25.49
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	151,639	159,775
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Fast food restaurant manager vs food and beverage manager salary

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food And Beverage Manager
Average salary	$43,445	$53,013
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $57,000	Between $38,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Edison, NJ	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	CKE Restaurants Holdings	Google
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Government

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and food and beverage manager education

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food And Beverage Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Fast food restaurant manager vs food and beverage manager demographics

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food And Beverage Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 8.4% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and food and beverage 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.

Food and beverage manager example responsibilities.

Schedule, plan, organize and manage events.- Assist with staff scheduling and bartending service.
Manage a small team of people in the caf /gift shop area to improve sales and minimize costs.
Manage daily operations of restaurant, in-room dining, lounge, pool, cater events and all bar venues.
Manage all FOH positions, including scheduling, developing and coaching employees, motivating the team and continuing to drive sales.
Coordinate weekly schedules and manage payroll processing functions including monitoring meal break compliance, labor productivity and attendance.
Manage subordinate managers and supervisors, manage various personnel functions including payroll, hiring, disciplinary actions, grievances and promotions.

Fast food restaurant manager vs food and beverage 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 food and beverage manager skills

Customer Service, 10%
Wine, 6%
POS, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 5%
Food Service, 4%
Guest Service, 4%

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