Vocational Programs for Food Service Managers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
246K	$33.45	$69,580

The role of Food Service Managers is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. The average annual wage of the occupations is $69,580 and $33 per hour. 10 vocational programs could be taken for the Food Service Managers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 246,070 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Food Service Managers is $12,644. The average length of the programs is 543 hours and the average completion time is 8.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Food Service Managers Career

The following 10 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Food Service Managers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Food Service Managers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	100	$8,587	$1,626	316 Hours	7.50 Months
Culinary Science/Culinology	2	-	-	-	-
Wine Steward/Sommelier	4	-	-	-	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	31	-	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	174	-	-	-	-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	81	$14,804	$861	769 Hours	9.00 Months
Restaurant/Food Services Management	51	-	-	-	-
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	34	-	-	-	-
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management	3	-	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	15	$14,540	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Food Service Managers

The following 347 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Food Service Managers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.