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Food Service Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$69,390
United States, 2025
Employment
238,430
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
- O*NET code
- 11-9051.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
- Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.
- Perform some food preparation or service tasks, such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary.
- Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$45,960
25th percentile
$56,870
75th percentile
$86,800
90th percentile
$107,640
Most important skills
- Monitoring3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Management of Personnel Resources3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Service Orientation3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Critical Thinking3.6
- Time Management3.5
- Active Learning3.1
- Learning Strategies3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Food Service ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $98,800 | 760 | 2025 |
| WA | $95,190 | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $94,890 | 30 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $93,610 | 30 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $93,550 | 280 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $92,650 | 3,280 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $92,420 | 1,020 | 2025 |
| MA | $92,240 | 4,310 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $89,900 | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $89,870 | 230 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $89,090 | 180 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $88,290 | 4,880 | 2025 |
| HI | $87,800 | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $86,630 | 40 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | $85,410 | 180 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $85,390 | 680 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $84,820 | 170 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $84,610 | 60 | 2025 |
| NY | $84,200 | 8,000 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | $83,570 | 340 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.