Food concession manager vs food service director

The differences between food concession managers and food service directors 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 food service director. Additionally, a food service director has an average salary of $53,939, 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 food service director are customer service, culinary, and servsafe.

Food concession manager vs food service director overview

	Food Concession Manager	Food Service Director
Yearly salary	$42,833	$53,939
Hourly rate	$20.59	$25.93
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	93,248	136,337
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Food concession manager vs food service director salary

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

	Food Concession Manager	Food Service Director
Average salary	$42,833	$53,939
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $65,000	Between $35,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Baptist Health Care
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between food concession manager and food service director education

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

	Food Concession Manager	Food Service Director
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Food concession manager vs food service director demographics

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

	Food Concession Manager	Food Service Director
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 58.1% Female, 41.9%
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, 10.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 7.3% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between food concession manager and food service director 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.

Food service director example responsibilities.

Train and manage countless dishwashers, cooks, servers, and other managers to achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Manage both front of the house (FOH) and back of the house (BOH) operations.
Manage a team of 12 managers and 160 FTE.
Achieve highest level of compliance with CMS and Steritech audits.
Manage departmental budget and payroll for 111 FTE's, service and production of ~ 1200 meals/day.
Manage food services at 142 bed sub-acute rehabilitation and skil nursing facility with a staff of 43 FTE's.

Food concession manager vs food service director 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 food service director skills

Customer Service, 13%
Culinary, 9%
ServSafe, 8%
Food Preparation, 6%
Good Judgment, 5%
Cost Control, 4%

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