Fast food restaurant manager vs kitchen manager

The differences between fast food restaurant managers and kitchen 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 kitchen manager. Additionally, a kitchen manager has an average salary of $50,448, 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 kitchen manager are customer service, kitchen equipment, and cleanliness.

Fast food restaurant manager vs kitchen manager overview

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Kitchen Manager
Yearly salary	$43,445	$50,448
Hourly rate	$20.89	$24.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	151,639	151,781
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Fast food restaurant manager vs kitchen manager salary

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Kitchen Manager
Average salary	$43,445	$50,448
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $57,000	Between $37,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	Edison, NJ	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Rhode Island
Best paying company	CKE Restaurants Holdings	Hillstone Restaurant Group
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Hospitality

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and kitchen manager education

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Kitchen Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Fast food restaurant manager vs kitchen manager demographics

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

	Fast Food Restaurant Manager	Kitchen Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 72.0% Female, 28.0%
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, 10.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fast food restaurant manager and kitchen 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.

Kitchen manager example responsibilities.

Manage the daily operations of the kitchen, providing professional leadership and direction to all personnel.
Supervise cooks and manage the preparation, portioning, garnishing, and storage of all food items.
Manage kitchen staff and cook, develop new recipes, inventory and ordering, and fill in for bartending.
Manage kitchen staff, delegates responsibilities, place groceries order, prepare menus and prepare food base on recipes.
Prepare bills for orders, manage cash register, help with accounting using adding machine, POS software and programs.
Manage the daily operation of food production for patients, guests and employees as well as all internal and external catering.

Fast food restaurant manager vs kitchen 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 kitchen manager skills

Customer Service, 15%
Kitchen Equipment, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Food Handling, 9%
Fifo, 8%
Food Waste, 6%

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