Food Service Managers

Also called: F and B Manager (Food and Beverage Manager), Food Service Director, Food Service Manager

Career Cluster: Hospitality & Tourism
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
On the job, you would:
  • Count money and make bank deposits.
  • Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
  • Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
KNOWLEDGE

Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • food production
  • manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
  • management
SKILLS

Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • looking for ways to help people
Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Resource Management
  • selecting and managing the best workers for a job
  • managing your time and the time of other people
ABILITIES

Attention
  • pay attention to something without being distracted
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Leadership
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Self Control
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Analytical or scientific software
  • Aurora FoodPro
  • SweetWARE nutraCoster
Point of sale POS software
  • ClubSoft Food & Beverage Point of Sale
  • Restaurant Manager
Word processing software
  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or certificate after high school
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JOB OUTLOOK


Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.


Salary:
High: $105,420.00
Median: $65,310.00
Low: $42,380.00
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