Food service managers

Detailed Occupation

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    2024 Workforce
    906k
    Average Age
    39.3
    Estimated Job Growth
    6.38%
    10-year projection
    Average Salary
    $57,949
    Average Male Salary
    $67,973
    Average Female Salary
    $47,739

    About

    Food service managers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Food service managers was $57,949 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Food service managers workforce. Food service managers workforce in 2024 was 906,172 people, of which 49.5% were women and 50.5% were men.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    457,268
    Male Workforce
    ± 16.6k
    448,904
    Female Workforce
    ± 16.4k

    The Food service managers workforce in 2024 was 906,172 people (49.5% women and 50.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.45% between 2014 (859,347) and 2024 (906,172).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Food service managers.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($83,873), Rhode Island ($75,317), and Massachusetts ($70,957).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $57,949
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #253 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Food service managers earned an average of $57,949, $11,928 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.412
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Food service managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.412, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Food service managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Food service managers and on wages for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Food service managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Food service managers, by average wage, is Other schools & instruction and educational support services ($205,442).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    906k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 23,303
    −1.01%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 3.66%

    This graphic shows the share of Food service managers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Food service managers at 96%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 1.65% and Traveler accommodation with 1.42%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Food service managers in the US. The workforce of Food service managers in 2024 was 906,172 people, with 49.5% woman, and 50.5% men. The average age of male Food service managers in the workforce is 40.4 and of female Food service managers is 38.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Food service managers is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Food service managers in 2024 was 906,172 people, with 49.5% woman, and 50.5% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (117,500 people), 25 to 29 years (116,984  people), and 20 to 24 years (115,512 people). Among them they concentrated 38.6% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 21.4% of Food service managers workers were Hispanic and 78.6% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.8%), Puerto Rican (10.5)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.03)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 59.9% of the Food service managers workforce were White, of which 49.7% were women and 50.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (12.8%) and Black (10.5%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Food service managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Food service managers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Personal & Culinary Services.

    Among the necessary skills for Food service managers, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Food service managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

    Majors

    ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
    Type of Majors
    Degree

    The most common majors achieved by Food service managers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (73,434 people), Social Sciences (15,083 people), and Communications (10,660 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Food service managers workers were High School or Equivalent (284,773 people), Some college (250,566 people), and Bachelors Degree (165,899 people).

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    Skills

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    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Food service managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food service managers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Monitoring, Coordination.

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    Projections

    Projections on job growth for Food Service Managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Food Service Managers are expected to see a growth of 6.38% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

    Job Growth

    6.38%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    3.07%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Food service managers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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