Lunchroom supervisor vs catering supervisor

The differences between lunchroom 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 $28,953 average annual salary of a lunchroom supervisor.

The top three skills for a lunchroom supervisor include food preparation, MPS and children ages. The most important skills for a catering supervisor are customer service, food service, and HACCP.

Lunchroom supervisor vs catering supervisor overview

	Lunchroom Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Yearly salary	$28,953	$36,455
Hourly rate	$13.92	$17.53
Growth rate	6%	10%
Number of jobs	5,450	8,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Lunchroom supervisor vs catering supervisor salary

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

	Lunchroom Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average salary	$28,953	$36,455
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $41,000	Between $28,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Burnsville, MN	San Luis Obispo, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	California
Best paying company	Naperville School District 203	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	Education	Hospitality

Differences between lunchroom supervisor and catering supervisor education

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

	Lunchroom Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lunchroom supervisor vs catering supervisor demographics

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

	Lunchroom Supervisor	Catering Supervisor
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 13.0% Female, 87.0%	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 64.8% 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 lunchroom supervisor and catering supervisor duties and responsibilities

Lunchroom supervisor example responsibilities.

Supervise students in the lunchroom and adjacent areas and enforce MPS policies and behavior standards.
Submit reports to USDA reimbursement.
Enter student information on POS system.
Preform cpr if nessary.Keep order in the room.
Monitor elementary age children ranging from Pre-K to 5th grade.
Clean up the kitchen afterwards and take out trash, also run the computers.

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.

Lunchroom supervisor vs catering supervisor skills

Common lunchroom supervisor skills

Food Preparation, 38%
MPS, 26%
Children Ages, 7%
Meal Service, 6%
K-5, 5%
Allergies, 4%

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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