Food concession manager vs director of food and beverage

The differences between food concession managers and directors of food and beverage can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a food concession manager and a director of food and beverage. Additionally, a director of food and beverage has an average salary of $88,654, which is higher than the $42,833 average annual salary of a food concession manager.

The top three skills for a food concession manager include cash handling, food preparation and food service. The most important skills for a director of food and beverage are wine, customer service, and culinary.

Food concession manager vs director of food and beverage overview

	Food Concession Manager	Director Of Food And Beverage
Yearly salary	$42,833	$88,654
Hourly rate	$20.59	$42.62
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	93,248	130,685
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Food concession manager vs director of food and beverage salary

Food concession managers and directors of food and beverage have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Food Concession Manager	Director Of Food And Beverage
Average salary	$42,833	$88,654
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $65,000	Between $63,000 And $124,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	MUFG EMEA
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between food concession manager and director of food and beverage education

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

	Food Concession Manager	Director Of Food And Beverage
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Food concession manager vs director of food and beverage demographics

Here are the differences between food concession managers' and directors of food and beverage' demographics:

	Food Concession Manager	Director Of Food And Beverage
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 80.9% Female, 19.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 8.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 8.5% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between food concession manager and director of food and beverage duties and responsibilities

Food concession manager example responsibilities.

Prepare, analyze reports, staff training and development, prioritization, delegation and manage all aspects of the USDA program.
Fill out paperwork relate to settlement terms, sales tax, and employee payroll.
Collaborate with culinary staff in special event menu planning and actively in planning and development of new catering business.
Prevent fryers from breaking down with small maintenance.
Conduct period inventory; maintaining records to comply with Aramark, government and accrediting agency standards.

Director of food and beverage example responsibilities.

Achieve established individual catering sales goals and assist team in achieving departmental booking goals.
Lead the implementation of a POS system that integrate mission-critical corporate data to achieve improve planning and management.
Lead development of catering programs for Marriott's full service brands.
Create reports, budgets and revenue forecast in Delphi in order to maintain and manage an efficient department.
Used Marriott computer applications to manage and administer events.
Manage and monitor daily operational duties of full service dining room for patients including creating and maintaining department budget.

Food concession manager vs director of food and beverage skills

Common food concession manager skills

Cash Handling, 32%
Food Preparation, 20%
Food Service, 16%
Customer Complaints, 15%
Safety Standards, 6%
Customer Service, 6%

Common director of food and beverage skills

Wine, 10%
Customer Service, 7%
Culinary, 5%
BARS, 5%
Beverage Operations, 5%
Guest Service, 4%

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