Food service managers

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Total Workforce

929k

Average Age

38.5

Average Salary

$45,257

Average Male Salary

$53,748

Average Female Salary

$36,870

About

Food service managers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Food service managers was $45,257 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Food service managers by wage are Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers, Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, and Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers.

Food service managers are part of the Management occupations, along with General & operations managers, Chief executives & legislators, Advertising & promotions managers, Marketing managers, Sales managers, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Food service managers are Ingham County (South & East) PUMA, MI, Columbus (South), Grove Cities & Groveport Village PUMA, OH, and Kansas City (North Central), Gladstone City & North Kansas City PUMA, MO. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Food service managers are Memphis (North) & Bartlett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, TN, Smith County (West)Tyler City PUMA, TX, and Columbus (South), Grove Cities & Groveport Village PUMA, OH.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Food service managers and on wages and locations 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 Banking & related activities. Food service managers are paid most in Tenafly, Park Ridge & Cresskill Boroughs PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Memphis (North) & Bartlett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, TN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$45,257

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,183

In 2018, Food service managers earned an average of $45,257, $8,632 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers make somewhat more than Food service managers while Welding, soldering, & brazing workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Food service managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.402

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Food service managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.402, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Food service managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Food service managers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Food service managers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Food service managers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Food service managers, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Elementary & secondary schools, and Traveler accommodation.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Food service managers, by average wage, are Banking & related activities, Real estate, Travel arrangements & reservation services, Community food & housing, & emergency services , Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries, and Traveler accommodation.

Industries by Share

929k

2018 Workforce

± 23,585

-0.993%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.62%

The number of people employed as Food service managers has been declining at a rate of -0.993%, from 937,901 people in 2017 to 928,584 people in 2018.

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 93.3%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 1.53% and Traveler accommodation with 1.43%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Food service managers in the US. The average age of male Food service managers in the workforce is 39.6 and of female Food service managers is 37.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Food service managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

461k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 16,651

467k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 16,755

50.3% of Food service managers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Food service managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Food service managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

61.7% of Food service managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.9% of Food service managers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Food service managers.

Age by Gender

39.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.475

37.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.465

The median age of Food service managers is 38.5, and Male employees are generally 2.16 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Food service managers hold a major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, and Service Orientation. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Food service managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Personnel Resources.