Frozen food manager vs kitchen manager

The differences between frozen food managers and kitchen 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 kitchen manager. Additionally, a kitchen manager has an average salary of $50,448, 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 kitchen manager are customer service, kitchen equipment, and cleanliness.

Frozen food manager vs kitchen manager overview

	Frozen Food Manager	Kitchen Manager
Yearly salary	$31,720	$50,448
Hourly rate	$15.25	$24.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	93,790	151,781
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Frozen food manager vs kitchen manager salary

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

	Frozen Food Manager	Kitchen Manager
Average salary	$31,720	$50,448
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $37,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Hillstone Restaurant Group
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between frozen food manager and kitchen manager education

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

	Frozen Food Manager	Kitchen Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Frozen food manager vs kitchen manager demographics

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

	Frozen Food Manager	Kitchen Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%	Male, 72.0% Female, 28.0%
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, 10.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between frozen food manager and kitchen 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.

Kitchen manager example responsibilities.

Manage the daily operations of the kitchen, providing professional leadership and direction to all personnel.
Supervise cooks and manage the preparation, portioning, garnishing, and storage of all food items.
Manage kitchen staff and cook, develop new recipes, inventory and ordering, and fill in for bartending.
Manage kitchen staff, delegates responsibilities, place groceries order, prepare menus and prepare food base on recipes.
Prepare bills for orders, manage cash register, help with accounting using adding machine, POS software and programs.
Manage the daily operation of food production for patients, guests and employees as well as all internal and external catering.

Frozen food manager vs kitchen manager skills

Common frozen food manager skills

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

Common kitchen manager skills

Customer Service, 15%
Kitchen Equipment, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Food Handling, 9%
Fifo, 8%
Food Waste, 6%