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Pathway: Entrepreneurship
Job: Food
Service/Restaurant Owner
Job Description
Food service managers are responsible for the daily operations of restaurants and other establishments that prepare and serve meals and beverages to customers. They make sure that health and safety standards and local liquor regulations are obeyed. Food service managers’ duties can vary, dependent on the specific establishment, but generally includes all of the administrative and human-resource functions of running the business.
Necessary Education
Even though experienced
food and beverage
preparation and service
workers may be promoted
into managerial
positions, an Associate
or Bachelor’s Degree
in Restaurant and
Institutional Food
Service Management is
preferred.
Helpful High School Courses
Culinary Arts, Accounting, Computer Applications, English, Mathematics, Business
Working Conditions
- Long hours up to 7 days per week may be necessary
- Relocation may be necessary for advancement in larger establishments
- May experience typical minor injuries of other restaurant workers
Salary Range
- 2003, Delaware average annual salary, $
37,910
- 2003, Delaware average hourly wage, $
18.22
Career Ladder Information
- Applicants with a Bachelor’s or an Associate Degree in Restaurant and Institutional Food Service Management should have the best job opportunities
- The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation awards the Foodservice Management Professional (FMP) designation, which is a voluntary certification that provides recognition of professional competence
Personal Qualities and Interests
You:
- Have self-discipline and initiative
- Are able to solve problems and concentrate on details
- Communicate well and have effective leadership qualities
- Have a neat and clean appearance
- Have good health and stamina
- Are calm, flexible, and able to work through emergencies or staffing issues
Did you know?
About one-third of the food service managers in 2002 were self-employed in independent restaurants or other small food service establishments
Additional Information
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