Restaurant and food service managers

National Occupational Classification (NOC): 60030

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Sample Job Titles

  • Assistant bar manager
  • Banquet manager
  • Bar manager
  • Beverage service manager
  • Café manager
  • Fast food restaurant manager
  • Food services manager
  • Hotel food and beverage service manager
  • Restaurant assistant manager
  • Restaurant manager
  • Restaurant manager trainee


What do restaurant and food service managers do?

Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.

Restaurant and food service managers performs some or all of the following duties::

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a restaurant, bar, cafeteria or other food or beverage service
  • Determine type of services to be offered and implement operational procedures
  • Recruit staff and oversee staff training
  • Set staff work schedules and monitor staff performance
  • Control inventory, monitor revenues and modify procedures and prices
  • Resolve customer complaints and ensure health and safety regulations are followed
  • Negotiate arrangements with suppliers for food and other supplies
  • Negotiate arrangements with clients for catering or use of facilities for banquets or receptions.

Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada

 

Restaurant and food service managers work in the following subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador:

  • 722   Food services and drinking places
  • 713   Amusement, gambling and recreation industries
  • 114   Fishing, hunting and trapping

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

Short and Long Term Occupational Projections

Short Term Projections for 2023-2025

The employment outlook will be good for restaurant and food service managers in Newfoundland and Labrador (rating of 4 out of 5) for the 2023-2025 period.

Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada

 

Long Term Projections for 2023-2032

Restaurant and food service managers belong to the broader occupational group 6003 (Managers in food, accommodation and other personal services). This group is forecast to be tightening (rating of 3.1 out of 4) over the next several years, meaning new labour supply will be required to meet anticipated job openings.

Source: Department of Finance, Occupation Projections (Summer 2023)

 

Number of Job Postings in 2023

During 2023, there were 256 public job postings for this occupation, with the following distribution:

Avalon:  74% Western:  12%
Eastern:  2% Labrador:  4%
Central:  9% NL-unspecified:  0%

Source: Lightcast (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year)



Who works as restaurant and food service managers in Newfoundland and Labrador?

During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 1,615 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 48% of those employed were Male+ and 52% of those employed were Female+.

Here is the age group breakdown for this group of workers:

15 to 24 25 to 54 55 to 64 65+
7% 70% 19% 3%

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

How much do restaurant and food service managers make?

Annual Earnings

The median employment income for all restaurant and food service managers in the reference year 2020 (1,705 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $33,200.

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

Hourly Earnings

Salary information for restaurant and food service managers in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:

Low ($/hour) Median ($/hour) High ($/hour)
Newfoundland and Labrador $15.00 $19.23 $40.87

 

The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:

Low ($/hour) Median ($/hour) High ($/hour)
$15.50 $23.75 $43.96

Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada

 

Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2023)

  • Restaurant Operation
  • Food Services
  • Food Safety And Sanitation
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Inventory Management
  • Marketing
  • Restaurant Management
  • Hospitality Management
  • Culinary Management
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials
  • Information Systems

Source:  Lightcast



What training is required?

  • Completion of a college or other program related to hospitality or food and beverage service management is usually required.
  • Several years of experience in the food service sector, including supervisory experience, are required.
  • Responsible beverage service certification is usually required for managers of establishments serving alcoholic beverages.
  • Progression to senior management in food service is possible with experience.

Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada

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