Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Food Preparation Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Food Service Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Food Preparation Workers | Food Service Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,320 | $69,390 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 893,600 | 238,430 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Service Orientation, Time Management, Coordination, Speaking | Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources |
| Related careers | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, Food Batchmakers | Cooks, Fast Food, Waiters and Waitresses, Food Scientists and Technologists, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
14%
3 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
19
Current-only skills
0
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Active Listening+1.1 level
- Service Orientation+1.8 level
- Time Management+1.8 level
Only in Food Service Managers
- Monitoring
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Speaking
- Coordination
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Instructing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Persuasion
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Food Preparation Workers
- None