Formal waiter/waitress vs server manager

The differences between formal waiter/waitresses and server managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a server manager has an average salary of $61,639, which is higher than the $25,808 average annual salary of a formal waiter/waitress.

The top three skills for a formal waiter/waitress include wine, fine dining and . The most important skills for a server manager are customer service, payroll, and POS.

Formal waiter/waitress vs server manager overview

	Formal Waiter/Waitress	Server Manager
Yearly salary	$25,808	$61,639
Hourly rate	$12.41	$29.63
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	3,660	153,999
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	28	39
Years of experience	-	4

Formal waiter/waitress vs server manager salary

Formal waiter/waitresses and server managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Formal Waiter/Waitress	Server Manager
Average salary	$25,808	$61,639
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $33,000	Between $23,000 And $162,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Sunningdale Country Club	-
Best paying industry	Real Estate	-

Differences between formal waiter/waitress and server manager education

There are a few differences between a formal waiter/waitress and a server manager in terms of educational background:

	Formal Waiter/Waitress	Server Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Formal waiter/waitress vs server manager demographics

Here are the differences between formal waiter/waitresses' and server managers' demographics:

	Formal Waiter/Waitress	Server Manager
Average age	28	39
Gender ratio	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%	Male, 34.3% Female, 65.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 8.6% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between formal waiter/waitress and server manager duties and responsibilities

Formal waiter/waitress example responsibilities.

Set up, work in, and manage the private room events as both bartender and waiter.
Develop expertise in wine recommendations and pairings base on extensive winereserves.
Operate large volume cooking equipment like buger grills, fryers, and/or griddles.

Server manager example responsibilities.

Manage operations of a successful restaurant/hotel business including leadership of client and supplier relationships.
Manage technical support, business analysis, project management, application development and support, training, and facilitation.
Supervise all areas within the restaurant and train all FOH staff in policies and procedures.
Monitor food distribution and restaurant maintenance of FOH and BOH -Handling of financial duties and perform administrative activities
Provide server duties by seating, taking orders and serving guests food and beverage orders using a POS computer service.
General serving and bartending responsibilities.

Formal waiter/waitress vs server manager skills

Common formal waiter/waitress skills

Wine, 78%
Fine Dining, 22%

Common server manager skills

Customer Service, 21%
Payroll, 7%
POS, 6%
Customer Complaints, 6%
Fine Dining, 4%
Food Orders, 3%

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