Hospitality manager vs area manager

The differences between hospitality managers and area managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a hospitality manager and an area manager. Additionally, an area manager has an average salary of $73,472, which is higher than the $51,444 average annual salary of a hospitality manager.

The top three skills for a hospitality manager include food handling, customer service and PET. The most important skills for an area manager are customer service, safety standards, and logistics.

Hospitality manager vs area manager overview

	Hospitality Manager	Area Manager
Yearly salary	$51,444	$73,472
Hourly rate	$24.73	$35.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	354,877	341,983
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

What does a hospitality manager do?

A hospitality manager is responsible for monitoring staff performance and operational processes to deliver high-quality services for the guests and customers. Hospitality managers delegate tasks to the team while ensuring maximum efficiency and productivity. They also handle guests' concerns by responding to their inquiries and requests and resolving complaints immediately. A hospitality manager must have excellent communication and organizational skills, especially in managing the department's budget and allocating adequate resources to support the operations and other functional needs.

What does an area manager do?

An Area Manager's responsibility is to oversee the business operations of all company branches within a particular area. Among the tasks involve creating strategies to achieve the sales target, monitoring and evaluating the performance and progress of stores including their workforce, adhering to the budget and regulations of the company, and focus on attaining the image and financial goals. Moreover, an Area Manager must communicate and coordinate with fellow managers and hire employees that would be a vital member of the company.

Hospitality manager vs area manager salary

Hospitality managers and area managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospitality Manager	Area Manager
Average salary	$51,444	$73,472
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $72,000	Between $50,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	Silver Diner	Clifford Chance
Best paying industry	Health Care	Technology

Differences between hospitality manager and area manager education

There are a few differences between a hospitality manager and an area manager in terms of educational background:

	Hospitality Manager	Area Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Hospitality manager vs area manager demographics

Here are the differences between hospitality managers' and area managers' demographics:

	Hospitality Manager	Area Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between hospitality manager and area manager duties and responsibilities

Hospitality manager example responsibilities.

Execute and successfully manage large scale events with management team and FOH staff.
Manage FECA and worker's compensation, maintain OSHA logs and injury reporting minimizing absence time and costs.
Manage POS system by removing old menu items, setting monthly special prices, updating/correcting and rerouting links for maximum efficiency.
Provide leadership and direction to facility management and program owners while motivating and interacting with employees to achieve continuous improvement.
Maintain bars and restaurants, a gift shop and a ski shop.
Assist in region roll outs for training new culinary and service standards.

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Area manager example responsibilities.

Manage the recruitment, hiring, training and development of all depot distribution staff.
Used creativity and persistence to create new sales leads and run all provide leads.
Mark by achieving district s top shrink and performance (e.g., CPR) rates.
Manage Sortation area operations and escalate customer order fulfillment issues.
Manage operations in accordance with all regulatory (HSE) requirements and company procedures/guiding principles.
Implement and manage contracts for Medicaid while maintaining excellent relationships with key local agency executives.

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Hospitality manager vs area manager skills

Common hospitality manager skills

Food Handling, 13%
Customer Service, 11%
PET, 10%
Patients, 7%
BARS, 6%
Quality Patient Care, 6%

Common area manager skills

Customer Service, 18%
Safety Standards, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Business Plan, 4%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

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