Frozen food manager vs restaurant manager

The differences between frozen food managers and restaurant 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 restaurant manager. Additionally, a restaurant manager has an average salary of $52,202, 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 restaurant manager are customer service, guest satisfaction, and food handling.

Frozen food manager vs restaurant manager overview

	Frozen Food Manager	Restaurant Manager
Yearly salary	$31,720	$52,202
Hourly rate	$15.25	$25.10
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	93,790	225,340
Job satisfaction	-	1
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Frozen food manager vs restaurant manager salary

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

	Frozen Food Manager	Restaurant Manager
Average salary	$31,720	$52,202
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $39,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Hillstone Restaurant Group
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between frozen food manager and restaurant manager education

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

	Frozen Food Manager	Restaurant Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Frozen food manager vs restaurant manager demographics

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

	Frozen Food Manager	Restaurant Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%
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, 10.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 9.4% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between frozen food manager and restaurant 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.

Restaurant manager example responsibilities.

Manage staff by teaching them the correct procedures along with making sure they are working up to Marriott standards.
Manage associates while bartending and serving in a family-own restaurant.
Coordinate, communicate and delegate FOH responsibilities to staff to ensure excellent operations are consistently achieve.
Maintain corporate accounts on QuickBooks.
Master QuickBooks to track company expenses and revenue.
Supervise and train dining and in-room dining staff.

Frozen food manager vs restaurant manager skills

Common frozen food manager skills

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

Common restaurant manager skills

Customer Service, 14%
Guest Satisfaction, 7%
Food Handling, 7%
Cleanliness, 6%
Restaurant Management, 5%
Guest Service, 5%

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