Fountain supervisor vs catering supervisor

The differences between fountain supervisors and catering supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a catering supervisor has an average salary of $36,455, which is higher than the $33,975 average annual salary of a fountain supervisor.

The top three skills for a fountain supervisor include customer service, and . The most important skills for a catering supervisor are customer service, food service, and HACCP.

Fountain supervisor vs catering supervisor overview

	Fountain Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Yearly salary	$33,975	$36,455
Hourly rate	$16.33	$17.53
Growth rate	14%	10%
Number of jobs	5,620	8,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Fountain supervisor vs catering supervisor salary

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

	Fountain Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average salary	$33,975	$36,455
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $45,000	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 fountain supervisor and catering supervisor education

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

	Fountain Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fountain supervisor vs catering supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between fountain supervisors' and catering supervisors' demographics:

	Fountain Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 42.3% Female, 57.7%	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 fountain supervisor and catering supervisor duties and responsibilities

Fountain supervisor example responsibilities.

Clean tables, collect and wash dirty dishes, maintain stock, and perform cleaning duties at closing time.
Make smoothies, shakes, crepes, waffles, coffee, etc.

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.

Fountain supervisor vs catering supervisor skills

Common fountain supervisor skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common catering supervisor skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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