Tea room manager vs catering coordinator

The differences between tea room managers and catering coordinators 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 $34,576 average annual salary of a catering coordinator.

The top three skills for a tea room manager include wine, food service and customer service. The most important skills for a catering coordinator are food service, customer service, and food preparation.

Tea room manager vs catering coordinator overview

	Tea Room Manager	Catering Coordinator
Yearly salary	$54,848	$34,576
Hourly rate	$26.37	$16.62
Growth rate	10%	2%
Number of jobs	62,358	19,607
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Tea room manager vs catering coordinator salary

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

	Tea Room Manager	Catering Coordinator
Average salary	$54,848	$34,576
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $89,000	Between $27,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Bay Shore, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between tea room manager and catering coordinator education

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

	Tea Room Manager	Catering Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tea room manager vs catering coordinator demographics

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

	Tea Room Manager	Catering Coordinator
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%	Male, 23.9% Female, 76.1%
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, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between tea room manager and catering coordinator 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.

Catering coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the accuracy and the punctuality of deliveries.
Manage proposals, conduct red team reviews, and write RFP technical responses.
Manage RFP's; review contracts; and coordinate with select vendors from planning to implementation.
Obtain new and manage existing customers by building a reputation of knowledge, punctuality, and accountability.
Manage and prioritize restaurant reservations.
Create detailed BEOs to include food, beverage, audio visual, special request, setup and billing details.

Tea room manager vs catering coordinator skills

Common tea room manager skills

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

Common catering coordinator skills

Food Service, 69%
Customer Service, 9%
Food Preparation, 4%
Work Ethic, 3%
Reservations, 2%
Booking, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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