Frozen food manager vs catering manager

The differences between frozen food managers and catering managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a frozen food manager and a catering manager. Additionally, a catering manager has an average salary of $51,962, which is higher than the $31,720 average annual salary of a frozen food manager.

The top three skills for a frozen food manager include pallets, cleanliness and food safety. The most important skills for a catering manager are customer service, culinary, and food service.

Frozen food manager vs catering manager overview

	Frozen Food Manager	Catering Manager
Yearly salary	$31,720	$51,962
Hourly rate	$15.25	$24.98
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	93,790	88,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Frozen food manager vs catering manager salary

Frozen food managers and catering managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Frozen Food Manager	Catering Manager
Average salary	$31,720	$51,962
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $37,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Clara, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Brigham and Women's Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between frozen food manager and catering manager education

There are a few differences between a frozen food manager and a catering manager in terms of educational background:

	Frozen Food Manager	Catering Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Frozen food manager vs catering manager demographics

Here are the differences between frozen food managers' and catering managers' demographics:

	Frozen Food Manager	Catering Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%	Male, 36.7% Female, 63.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.7% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 8.4% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between frozen food manager and catering manager duties and responsibilities

Frozen food manager example responsibilities.

Manage the inventory of the dairy/frozen food section; stock groceries; coordinate schedules of part-time help; assist customers.
Manage dairy levels in store, maintaining inventory levels
Unload trucks with forklift, take orders, build and break down pallets, change mods and features.
Check dates on perishables, rotate them accordingly, discard of out of dates.
Count tills bag groceries, run register, retrieve shopping carts, butcher, produce associate
Start working overnight as a stocker, stocking dry foods and all manner of perishables.

Catering manager example responsibilities.

Prepare and manage BEOs to client specifications including auto-visual requirements.
Assist patients by test tasting food for allergies and accuracy.
Design and consult members on d cor, menu and wine selection for private events.
Ensure that those with food allergies or restrict diets have appropriate safe dishes to consume at meal times.
Work closely with culinary, stewarding and banquet department on specialty menus and customize events.
Full responsibility for all operations of several bars during service time including reporting and finance management.

Frozen food manager vs catering manager skills

Common frozen food manager skills

Pallets, 11%
Cleanliness, 11%
Food Safety, 9%
Basic Math, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%
Stock Product, 8%

Common catering manager skills

Customer Service, 25%
Culinary, 10%
Food Service, 10%
Excellent Client, 6%
Booking, 4%
Customer Satisfaction, 4%

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