Food and beverage supervisor vs line chef

The differences between food and beverage supervisors and line chefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food and beverage supervisor has an average salary of $38,335, which is higher than the $26,651 average annual salary of a line chef.

The top three skills for a food and beverage supervisor include cleanliness, customer service and guest service. The most important skills for a line chef are kitchen equipment, sanitation standards, and food handling.

Food and beverage supervisor vs line chef overview

	Food And Beverage Supervisor	Line Chef
Yearly salary	$38,335	$26,651
Hourly rate	$18.43	$12.81
Growth rate	10%	15%
Number of jobs	61,726	144,227
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 34%
Average age	37	42
Years of experience	-	6

What does a food and beverage supervisor do?

A Food and Beverage Supervisors role is to make sure that guests food and beverage expectations are being met or exceeded. They supervise all of the issues related to a patrons dining experience, like quality control, staff management, health and safety regulations.

What does a line chef do?

Line Chefs are in charge of cooking or preparing meat, vegetables, soup, and other ingredients according to area guidelines. Their responsibilities include managing and supervising kitchen staff, coordinating with fellow chefs, replenishing supply inventories, and setting-up cooking areas, ensuring adequate and high-quality ingredients. Among their other usual tasks involve cutting vegetables and meat, preparing sauces, and resolving issues should any arise. Moreover, they must maintain their designated area's cleanliness, all while enforcing and adhering to the health and sanitation standards.

Food and beverage supervisor vs line chef salary

Food and beverage supervisors and line chefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Food And Beverage Supervisor	Line Chef
Average salary	$38,335	$26,651
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $48,000	Between $18,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Chicopee, MA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Black Oak Casino Resort	Syracuse University
Best paying industry	Media	Education

Differences between food and beverage supervisor and line chef education

There are a few differences between a food and beverage supervisor and a line chef in terms of educational background:

	Food And Beverage Supervisor	Line Chef
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Food and beverage supervisor vs line chef demographics

Here are the differences between food and beverage supervisors' and line chefs' demographics:

	Food And Beverage Supervisor	Line Chef
Average age	37	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.4% Female, 51.6%	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 6.2% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 10.4% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	9%

Differences between food and beverage supervisor and line chef duties and responsibilities

Food and beverage supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage daily beverage shift operations of a team of 140 employees consisting of bartenders, bar backs, and beverage servers.
Manage all FOH positions, including scheduling, developing and coaching employees, motivating the team and continuing to drive sales.
Use of POS system and control daily activities that servers and bartenders do in every guests open/close check.
Conduct monthly beverage inventory for bar, restaurant and room service of liquor beer and wine of over $25k.
Schedule catering and staff for hospital VIP events.
Set up buffets to maintain foods at proper temperatures.

Line chef example responsibilities.

Manage food expo; facilitate food temp logs; creation of menu specials; management and supervision of production staff
Clean stoves, ovens, shrowds, floors, stainless steel tables.
Prepare food for special groups including those who have eating disorders or allergies.
Close down the kitchen after each shift, making sure all BOH staff follow closing checklist for kitchen stations.
Maintain highest level of cleanliness and sanitation
Maintain company and government standards of preparation, safety and cleanliness.

Food and beverage supervisor vs line chef skills

Common food and beverage supervisor skills

Cleanliness, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
Guest Service, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 5%
Wine, 4%
Food Handling, 4%

Common line chef skills

Kitchen Equipment, 16%
Sanitation Standards, 11%
Food Handling, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Broilers, 7%

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