Restaurant Manager
Specialties:
Bar and Lounge Managers, Industrial Cafeteria Managers.
What does a Restaurant Manager do?
- Restaurant Managers are responsible for scheduling and directing the
activities of restaurants, cafeterias, and other food service operations,
including hiring personnel and providing necessary training.
- Specific duties vary, but most include the purchase of food and
equipment, menu planning with the chef, and inspection of safety and health
precautions.
- Tasks include: They may also keep records, pay the help, take
inventories, and solve customer and employee problems.
- Marketing, advertising and business promotional campaigns are also part
of their duties.
Salary and Employment Outlook:
EDD Labor
Market Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Typical Employers:
Restaurants. They may manage several restaurants when employed by a large
restaurant chain. In hotels and motels, may manage a coffee shop or restaurant.
Some manage employee cafeterias for large companies, retail stores or hospitals
or cafeterias in schools. Others work for resorts, camps, or recreational
facilities. Many Restaurant Managers are self-employed.
Preparation:
Although the minimum requirement for this occupation is two years beyond high
school, employers are increasingly hiring those with some college or a
bachelor's degree. Four-year colleges offer degrees in Restaurant Management and
Food Service Management. Many two-year community colleges offer similar degrees
and certificate programs. Large firms increasingly prefer college preparation in
Business Administration, Institutional or Restaurant Management, Sales, or
related fields. Restaurant experience is very important; therefore, many begin
as Assistant Managers or Management Trainees. Individuals seeking employment in
the restaurant industry without a college degree or previous experience usually
begin in an entry-level position such as Dishwasher, Kitchen Helper,
Waiter/Waitress, or Dining Room Attendant. Another way to enter this occupation
is to get training as a Food Service Specialist or Club Manager in the Military.
You may also need additional training, depending upon your skill-level in the
Military, upon entering the civilian work world.
Educational Program(s):
Food Service
Related Programs: Hotel and Motel Management , Marketing and Sales , Business
Management and Administration