As a Food Service Manager, you have transferrable skills that would make you a good fit for other similar jobs. Here's a list of related jobs, possible career transitions and alternative careers, based on skills you likely have.
These job titles are similar to the Food Service Manager role, and are often used interchangeably by companies. For example, some employers may refer to a Food Service Manager as either a Food Service Director or a Food Service Supervisor.
A Food Service Director shares 94% of core skills with a Food Service Manager.
A Food Service Supervisor shares 93% of core skills with a Food Service Manager.
Here is a list of possible career transitions and similar professions a typical Food Service Manager often moves into, within or outside their industry.
A Cook shares 80% of core skills with a Food Service Manager.
A Chef shares 80% of core skills with a Food Service Manager.
A Catering Manager shares 72% of core skills with a Food Service Manager.
A Kitchen Manager shares 89% of core skills with a Food Service Manager.
If you're a Food Service Manager and are planning to move into a similar profession or alternative career, it's important to build the right skill sets to position you for your next career.
We analyzed thousands of career transitions in your industry and identified the highest value skills to build as a Food Service Manager. Building these skills will set you up for the most number of the above careers.
Here is a word cloud of the skills above. Use this as inspiration for the kinds of transferrable skills you need to build to move into a similar profession or alternative career.
Some skills that are common for a Food Service Manager transitioning into a Chef role are Food Preparation, Hospitality, Hotel Management, Fine Dining, Pastry, Mediterranean Cuisine, Tourism and Culinary Management.
Some skills that are common for a Food Service Manager transitioning into a Kitchen Manager role are Food Preparation, Sanitation, Fine Dining, Recipe Development, New Restaurant Openings, ServSafe, Labor Control and Hospitality.
Here is a list of jobs a former a Food Service Manager could consider moving to:
Job titles that are especially common for a Food Service Manager to move into include Catering Manager, Kitchen Manager, Chef and Cook.
Jobs that are very similar to a Food Service Manager include a Food Service Supervisor and Food Service Director.
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