Any volunteer or paid experience working in the food service industry and managing others will be useful for aspiring restaurant and food service managers. Experience in all areas of restaurant and food service work is an important requirement for successful managers. Managers must be familiar with the various operations of the establishment: food preparation, service operations, sanitary regulations, and financial functions.
One of the most important requirements for restaurant and food service managers is to have good business knowledge. They must possess a high degree of technical knowledge in handling business details, such as buying large items of machinery and equipment and large quantities of food. Desirable personality characteristics include poise, self-confidence, and an ability to get along with people. Managers may be on their feet for long periods, and the hours of work may be both long and irregular. Other important traits include good organizational, time management, and leadership skills; a detail-oriented personality; good problem-solving skills; reliability; and a neat and clean appearance.
- Air Quality Engineers
- Airport Service Workers
- App Services Workers
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops
- Bakery Workers
- Baristas
- Bartenders
- Bed and Breakfast Owners
- Beekeepers
- Beverage Industry Workers
- Biologists
- Brewers
- Building Automation Systems Engineers
- Building Automation Systems Technicians
- Building Performance Diagnosticians
- Business Managers
- Campaign Workers
- Canning and Preserving Industry Workers
- Caterers
- Chemical Engineers
- Chimney Sweeps
- Confectionery Industry Workers
- Cooking Instructors
- Cooks and Chefs
- Cruise Ship Workers
- Dairy Products Manufacturing Workers
- Dietetic Technicians
- Dietitians
- Engineers
- Enologists
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Event Planners
- Exhibit Designers
- Family and Consumer Scientists
- Farmers
- Farmers' Market Managers/Promoters
- Fast Food Workers
- Fishers
- Food Service Workers
- Food Technologists
- Food Writers and Editors
- Fund-Raisers
- General Maintenance Mechanics
- Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers
- Grounds Managers
- Health and Regulatory Inspectors
- Heating and Cooling Technicians
- Hosts/Hostesses
- Hotel and Motel Managers
- Hotel Concierges
- Hotel Desk Clerks
- Hotel Executive Housekeepers
- Hotel Restaurant Managers
- Housekeepers and Maids
- Inbound Tour Guides
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Janitors and Cleaners
- Landscapers
- Meatcutters and Meat Packers
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- National Park Service Employees
- Nutritionists
- Organic Farmers
- Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Machinery Technicians
- Parking Attendants
- Personal Chefs
- Personal Shoppers
- Plumbers and Pipefitters
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Property and Real Estate Managers
- Real Estate Developers
- Recreation Workers
- Resort Workers
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Ski Resort Workers
- Spa Managers
- Sports Facility Managers
- Stationary Engineers
- Tour Guides
- Wedding and Party Consultants