# First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-food-preparation-and-serving-workers
- SOC code: 35-1012.00
- Career family: Food service
- Median annual pay: $44,080 (10th percentile $29,940, 90th percentile $65,570)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.4%
- Openings a year: 171,500
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ECR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 60 |
| Investigative (I) | 6 |
| Artistic (A) | 4 |
| Social (S) | 40 |
| Enterprising (E) | 89 |
| Conventional (C) | 62 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 85/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 74/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 73/100)
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates (importance 73/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 73/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 72/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 71/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 71/100)
- Coaching and Developing Others (importance 70/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 70/100)

## Skills

Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Monitoring, Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Food Production, English Language, Production and Processing, Sales and Marketing, Education and Training, Personnel and Human Resources, Economics and Accounting, Mathematics

## Also called

Banquet Captain, Banquet Supervisor, Bar Manager, Bartender Manager, Cafeteria Manager, Cafeteria Supervisor, Canteen Manager, Cocktail Lounge Manager, Commissary Production Supervisor, Cook Manager

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Culinary Arts and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1205) (CIP 1205, 510 colleges)
- [Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1905) (CIP 1905, 276 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university-3134) | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $30,289 | $74,005 | $20,500 |
| [Morgan State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/morgan-state-university-1778) | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $39,755 | $64,007 | $27,000 |
| [Culinary Institute of America-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/culinary-institute-of-america-new-york-729) | Culinary Arts and Related Services | $48,130 | $61,944 | $22,875 |
| [Oklahoma State University-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus-2019) | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $35,499 | $61,369 | $18,500 |
| [University of Nebraska-Lincoln Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-nebraska-lincoln-main-campus-2975) | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,625 | $61,092 | $19,648 |
| [CUNY Hunter College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-hunter-college-739) | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | not reported | $59,864 | not reported |
| [Eastern Kentucky University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/eastern-kentucky-university-866) | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | not reported | $59,838 | $19,856 |
| [James Madison University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/james-madison-university-1324) | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | not reported | $59,501 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-entertainment-and-recreation-workers-except-gambling-services): $48,560 median pay
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- [First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers): $74,450 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): $69,500 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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