First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Runs a restaurant, cafe or food service operation.

Typical education to startHigh school diploma or equivalent

Job outlook2025–2035: +5%

Median pay$44,080 a year (2025)

Interest codeECR Enterprising, Conventional, Realistic

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Restaurant managers hire and train staff, schedule shifts, order food, keep the kitchen safe and clean, and make sure guests have a good experience. Many restaurant owners started as servers or cooks.

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High school courses that build toward it

Foods and Culinary · Career and Technical
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.