Server and shift manager vs hourly manager

The differences between server and shift managers and hourly managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an hourly manager has an average salary of $36,449, which is higher than the $25,269 average annual salary of a server and shift manager.

The top three skills for a server and shift manager include cleanliness, math and guest complaints. The most important skills for an hourly manager are cleanliness, food safety, and management.

Server and shift manager vs hourly manager overview

	Server And Shift Manager	Hourly Manager
Yearly salary	$25,269	$36,449
Hourly rate	$12.15	$17.52
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	254,425	257,505
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	28	39
Years of experience	-	4

Server and shift manager vs hourly manager salary

Server and shift managers and hourly managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Server And Shift Manager	Hourly Manager
Average salary	$25,269	$36,449
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $34,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between server and shift manager and hourly manager education

There are a few differences between a server and shift manager and an hourly manager in terms of educational background:

	Server And Shift Manager	Hourly Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Cornell University

Server and shift manager vs hourly manager demographics

Here are the differences between server and shift managers' and hourly managers' demographics:

	Server And Shift Manager	Hourly Manager
Average age	28	39
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between server and shift manager and hourly manager duties and responsibilities

Server and shift manager example responsibilities.

Manage technical support, business analysis, project management, application development and support, training, and facilitation.
Use of POS systems for entering customer orders to be send to kitchen and bar.
Work on POS systems, process all types of payments, make the schedule every week.
Manage technical support, business analysis, project management, application development and support, training, and facilitation.
Develop multimedia marketing and advertising campaigns including social media (Facebook) and print publications.

Hourly manager example responsibilities.

Promote and manage restaurant organization, cleanliness and sanitation.
Assist employees with POS and the execution of product promotion.
Assist with re-marketing of the club through Facebook, club website, and promotional events.
Submit receipts and money receive from deliveries at the end of each shift through a POS system.
Train new bartenders, weekly inventory of all beer, wine and liquor and assist in ordering product.
Perform marketing and advertising via Facebook.

Server and shift manager vs hourly manager skills

Common server and shift manager skills

Cleanliness, 28%
Math, 23%
Guest Complaints, 19%
Wine, 6%
Work Ethic, 4%
Phone Calls, 3%

Common hourly manager skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Food Safety, 20%
Management, 8%
Guest Service, 8%
Quality Service, 6%
Product Quality, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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