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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

$38,520
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
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AI Resilience Score

Score 3/6: high AI task exposure, growing job demand means AI will assist but humans remain essential

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AI Exposure
High+0

51% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Growing+2

+6% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 12/25

Total Score3/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
  • Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
  • Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
  • Present bills and accept payments.
  • Perform various financial activities, such as cash handling, deposit preparation, and payroll.
  • Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities.
  • Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
  • Specify food portions and courses, production and time sequences, and workstation and equipment arrangements.
  • Control inventories of food, equipment, smallware, and liquor, and report shortages to designated personnel.
  • Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service, and complete disciplinary write-ups.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Time to Job Ready

0-1 years

Based on Job Zone 2. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

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Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionFluency of IdeasInductive Reasoning

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Compensation Details

$28,830
10th Percentile
$38,520
Median
$62,320
90th Percentile

Based on 1,176,540 employed workers

Also Known As

Banquet CaptainBanquet SupervisorBar ManagerBartender ManagerCafeteria ManagerCafeteria SupervisorCanteen ManagerCocktail Lounge ManagerCommissary Production SupervisorCook Manager

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 35-1012.00