Fast food restaurant manager vs food service manager

The differences between fast food restaurant managers and food service 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 service manager. Additionally, a food service manager has an average salary of $43,564, 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 service manager are customer service, sanitation standards, and cleanliness.

Fast food restaurant manager vs food service manager overview

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food Service Manager
Yearly salary	$43,445	$43,564
Hourly rate	$20.89	$20.94
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	151,639	160,740
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Fast food restaurant manager vs food service manager salary

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food Service Manager
Average salary	$43,445	$43,564
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $57,000	Between $28,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	Edison, NJ	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	Rhode Island
Best paying company	CKE Restaurants Holdings	Kern Community College District
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Government

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and food service manager education

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food Service Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Fast food restaurant manager vs food service manager demographics

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Food Service Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%
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, 11.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and food service 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 service manager example responsibilities.

Manage all aspects of the human resources task, including hiring, training, payroll, and the negotiated contract.
Manage operations and provide support to a team of 245 union employees at various elementary, middle and high school cafeterias.
Manage inventory, ordering and delivery of groceries.
Train food & nutrition team in SERVSAFE, HACCP, knife skills and environmental safety.
Maintain all Intel, Aramark and ServSafe safety, sanitation and security guidelines.
Review and complete adequate weekly sales projections, with mastery of using POS system

Fast food restaurant manager vs food service 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 service manager skills

Customer Service, 27%
Sanitation Standards, 10%
Cleanliness, 7%
Patients, 6%
Kitchen Equipment, 5%
Food Handling, 4%

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