Fast food supervisor vs catering supervisor

The differences between fast food supervisors and catering supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fast food supervisor has an average salary of $38,570, which is higher than the $36,455 average annual salary of a catering supervisor.

The top three skills for a fast food supervisor include customer complaints, POS and safety procedures. The most important skills for a catering supervisor are customer service, food service, and HACCP.

Fast food supervisor vs catering supervisor overview

	Fast Food Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Yearly salary	$38,570	$36,455
Hourly rate	$18.54	$17.53
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	54,962	8,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Fast food supervisor vs catering supervisor salary

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

	Fast Food Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average salary	$38,570	$36,455
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $50,000	Between $28,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	San Luis Obispo, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between fast food supervisor and catering supervisor education

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

	Fast Food Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Secretarial And Administrative Science	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fast food supervisor vs catering supervisor demographics

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

	Fast Food Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.0% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fast food supervisor and catering supervisor duties and responsibilities

Fast food supervisor example responsibilities.

Prepare, analyze reports, staff training and development, prioritization, delegation and manage all aspects of the USDA program.
Examine food and beverage quality and presentation and provide corrective training where necessary, involving the culinary management team when need.
Cut and chop food items and cook on a grill or in fryers.

Catering supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage servers and dishwashers on a daily basis making sure everything are always maintain accordingly.
Train employees on company policy, POS systems.
Take catering orders over the phone and enter them into POS.
Cater to the guest of event as wait staff also bartending for private gatherings.
Experience includes bar management, bartending, meetings, banquets, dinners, green room and V.I.P.
Perform all inventory and payroll relate functions.

Fast food supervisor vs catering supervisor skills

Common fast food supervisor skills

Customer Complaints, 30%
POS, 20%
Safety Procedures, 16%
Food Service, 13%
Bank Deposits, 11%
Food Preparation, 10%

Common catering supervisor skills

Customer Service, 17%
Food Service, 13%
HACCP, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Food Preparation, 7%
Culinary, 6%

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