Tea room manager vs caterer

The differences between tea room managers and caterers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a tea room manager has an average salary of $54,848, which is higher than the $28,891 average annual salary of a caterer.

The top three skills for a tea room manager include wine, food service and customer service. The most important skills for a caterer are food service, kitchen equipment, and food delivery.

Tea room manager vs caterer overview

	Tea Room Manager	Caterer
Yearly salary	$54,848	$28,891
Hourly rate	$26.37	$13.89
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	62,358	1,648
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Tea room manager vs caterer salary

Tea room managers and caterers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tea Room Manager	Caterer
Average salary	$54,848	$28,891
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $89,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Beverly, MA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The College of St. Scholastica
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between tea room manager and caterer education

There are a few differences between a tea room manager and a caterer in terms of educational background:

	Tea Room Manager	Caterer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tea room manager vs caterer demographics

Here are the differences between tea room managers' and caterers' demographics:

	Tea Room Manager	Caterer
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 5.6% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between tea room manager and caterer duties and responsibilities

Tea room manager example responsibilities.

Learned basic bartending skills and knowledge which lead to ability to assist tending the bar on an as needed basis.
Maintain effective communication and leadership with production and service staff in quality food production environment.
Develop multimedia marketing and advertising campaigns including social media (Facebook) and print publications.

Caterer example responsibilities.

Help serve foods from buffet to ADM employees.
Plan and prepare meals for the local Headstart program.
Set up's and breaking down of parties, service, bartending
Set up tables, action stations, buffets, service carts, dessert table/carts and cordial carts.
Serve and wait on diners in traditional sit-down meal settings as well as buffets and drink bars.
Perform bartending for many events, often individually.

Tea room manager vs caterer skills

Common tea room manager skills

Wine, 57%
Food Service, 38%
Customer Service, 5%

Common caterer skills

Food Service, 28%
Kitchen Equipment, 20%
Food Delivery, 8%
Banquet Service, 7%
Bartending, 5%
Fine Dining, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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