Occupations/35-1012.00
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
66%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
45%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
69%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
- Task
Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
- Task
Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
- 02Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
- 03Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
- 04Present bills and accept payments.
- 05Perform various financial activities, such as cash handling, deposit preparation, and payroll.
- 06Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.58
- Degree of automation2.71
- Time sitting1.87
- Originality (ability)2.75
- Conflict situations3.16
- Hands-on objects/tools3.17
- Outdoors / weather1.21
- Disease exposure1.12
- Decision freedom3.74
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Deductive Reasoning3.75
- Speech Clarity3.62
- Speech Recognition3.50
- Written Comprehension3.12
- Written Expression3.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.25
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.00
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.12
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 29 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $2,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $53,358 2 yr — Master's · CIP 19.05 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General 12.0500 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $42,682 2 yr $42,682 Master's · CIP 12.05 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $40,209 2 yr $34,145 Bachelor's · CIP 19.05 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $39,909 2 yr $25,194 Bachelor's · CIP 19.05 |
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $10,800 | 83% | 66% | 1 yr $38,597 2 yr $43,240 Master's · CIP 19.05 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr $36,793 Bachelor's · CIP 19.05 |
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $63,600 | 7% | 93% | 1 yr — 2 yr $32,563 Bachelor's · CIP 19.05 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General 12.0500 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr $32,391 2 yr $18,771 Associate · CIP 12.05 |
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $7,200 | 100% | 45% | 1 yr $31,942 2 yr $35,060 Bachelor's · CIP 19.05 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $12,000 | 90% | 69% | 1 yr $30,883 2 yr $31,894 Bachelor's · CIP 19.05 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr — 2 yr $30,771 Master's · CIP 19.05 |
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public | Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 19.0505 | $13,200 | 83% | 68% | 1 yr $29,250 2 yr $36,077 Bachelor's · CIP 19.05 |