More About Restaurant Management Careers
by Dawn Papandrea
You're sitting in a restaurant and it's been 25 minutes since you placed your order. The waiter hasn't even checked in to say, "It'll only be a couple more minutes." You've had enough. You get up and leave, thinking to yourself, "I could run a restaurant better than this." Order up a restaurant management career, and prove it.
What does a restaurant manager do?
As a manager, you are responsible for everything that goes on in your hotel or restaurant. You need to have food orders in on time, make sure guests are accommodated, and ensure that your staff respects you and listens to you. You must be a top-notch communicator and leader to succeed in hotel and restaurant management.
Whether it is a high-profile hotel, a glamorous restaurant, or a small deli, a manager must entrench himself in the business. If anything goes wrong, it falls on the manager's shoulders. The service industry is currently the largest in the United States, garnering more attention and customers than any other industry in the country. And this trend is expected to continue.
Restaurant managers need to ensure food deliveries, manage personnel, and enhance the customer experience. But that's also part of the reward -- you can enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that a successful restaurant was the result of your service skills. And not only will you have to work well with your customers, you'll have to get along with your staff. Managers must communicate well with their employees, motivate the staff, and lead by example.
How much do restaurant managers get paid and what kinds of restaurant management jobs can I get?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food service managers held about 350,000 jobs. Of course, job opportunities will be best for those with higher-level degrees in hospitality and restaurant management. Median annual earnings of salaried food service managers were $43,020 in May 2006, while the highest 10 percent earned more than $70,810.
In addition to on-the-job training and experience, it is also important to get a quality education at hotel and restaurant management schools. More and more people are becoming involved in the hotel and restaurant management industry, which means that jobs are in high demand. While it is possible to secure a position with nothing more than work experience, those who earn a degree at hotel and restaurant management schools are the most likely to succeed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
As far as job options as a restaurant manager, you can work in other types of facilities beyond restaurants. You can work in hotels, resorts, amusement parks, casinos, and other recreation facilities; nursing homes; and hospitals.
What does a restaurant manager do?
As a manager, you are responsible for everything that goes on in your hotel or restaurant. You need to have food orders in on time, make sure guests are accommodated, and ensure that your staff respects you and listens to you. You must be a top-notch communicator and leader to succeed in hotel and restaurant management.
Whether it is a high-profile hotel, a glamorous restaurant, or a small deli, a manager must entrench himself in the business. If anything goes wrong, it falls on the manager's shoulders. The service industry is currently the largest in the United States, garnering more attention and customers than any other industry in the country. And this trend is expected to continue.
Restaurant managers need to ensure food deliveries, manage personnel, and enhance the customer experience. But that's also part of the reward -- you can enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that a successful restaurant was the result of your service skills. And not only will you have to work well with your customers, you'll have to get along with your staff. Managers must communicate well with their employees, motivate the staff, and lead by example.
How much do restaurant managers get paid and what kinds of restaurant management jobs can I get?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food service managers held about 350,000 jobs. Of course, job opportunities will be best for those with higher-level degrees in hospitality and restaurant management. Median annual earnings of salaried food service managers were $43,020 in May 2006, while the highest 10 percent earned more than $70,810.
In addition to on-the-job training and experience, it is also important to get a quality education at hotel and restaurant management schools. More and more people are becoming involved in the hotel and restaurant management industry, which means that jobs are in high demand. While it is possible to secure a position with nothing more than work experience, those who earn a degree at hotel and restaurant management schools are the most likely to succeed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
As far as job options as a restaurant manager, you can work in other types of facilities beyond restaurants. You can work in hotels, resorts, amusement parks, casinos, and other recreation facilities; nursing homes; and hospitals.
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