Management
Food Service Managers
SOC 11-9051
Run a restaurant or food operation, from staffing to inventory to the guest experience.
The job
Median pay
$69k
$57k to $87k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.8% projected
Openings a year
39k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
14th pct
More exposed than 14% of occupations · modeled estimate · 31st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
56/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 33,180 | 1.8 | 1.2× | $78k |
| Texas | 25,990 | 1.8 | 1.2× | $61k |
| Florida | 18,500 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $73k |
| Illinois | 11,270 | 1.8 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Pennsylvania | 10,530 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $65k |
| North Carolina | 9,420 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $74k |
| Michigan | 9,240 | 2.1 | 1.4× | $61k |
| Georgia | 9,230 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $65k |
| Ohio | 8,570 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $63k |
| New York | 8,000 | 0.8 | 0.5× | $84k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 6,360 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $78k |
| Wisconsin | 6,000 | 2.0 | 1.3× | $62k |
| Maryland | 5,588 | 2.0 | 1.3× | $73k~ |
| South Carolina | 5,080 | 2.2 | 1.4× | $66k |
| Indiana | 4,990 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $71k |
| Tennessee | 4,550 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $64k |
| Oregon | 4,420 | 2.2 | 1.5× | $62k |
| Alabama | 4,330 | 2.0 | 1.3× | $63k |
| Massachusetts | 4,310 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $92k |
| Nevada | 4,310 | 2.8 | 1.8× | $65k |
| Virginia | 3,820 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $71k |
| Arizona | 3,400 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $70k |
| Arkansas | 2,720 | 2.1 | 1.4× | $55k |
| Colorado | 2,440 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $80k |
| Utah | 2,400 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $69k |
| Nebraska | 2,050 | 2.0 | 1.3× | $60k |
| Oklahoma | 2,020 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Louisiana | 1,950 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $61k |
| Mississippi | 1,920 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Iowa | 1,760 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $67k |
| Kentucky | 1,680 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $70k |
| Missouri | 1,600 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $66k |
| Kansas | 1,540 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $70k |
| Connecticut | 1,520 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $78k |
| New Mexico | 1,410 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $65k |
| South Dakota | 1,270 | 2.8 | 1.8× | $61k |
| Hawaii | 1,230 | 2.0 | 1.3× | $88k |
| West Virginia | 1,230 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $55k |
| Maine | 1,210 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $71k |
| Washington | 1,180 | 0.3 | 0.2× | $95k |
| Washington DC | 1,000 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $82k |
| Montana | 950 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $72k |
| North Dakota | 950 | 2.2 | 1.4× | $72k |
| Delaware | 770 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $74k |
| Rhode Island | 760 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $83k |
| Minnesota | 730 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $80k |
| Idaho | 670 | 0.8 | 0.5× | $70k |
| New Hampshire | 590 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $77k |
| Wyoming | 590 | 2.1 | 1.4× | $63k |
| Vermont | 500 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $78k |
| Alaska | 380 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $82k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA11,330 jobs · $78k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ10,000 jobs · $83k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN8,530 jobs · $66k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX6,710 jobs · $62k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA5,590 jobs · $68k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,030 jobs · $62k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,880 jobs · $88k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,740 jobs · $75k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Food Service Managers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.