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 Service Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Food Preparation Workers

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Comparison table

Metric	Food Service Managers	Food Preparation Workers
National median salary	$69,390	$35,320
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	238,430	893,600
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	Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources	Active Listening, Service Orientation, Time Management, Coordination, Speaking
Related careers	Cooks, Fast Food, Waiters and Waitresses, Food Scientists and Technologists, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	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

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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

3 of 3 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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—
Time Management—
Service Orientation—

Only in Food Preparation Workers

None

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