First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

What First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Do

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

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

1.6%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.1/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 3.6/5
• Food Productionimportance 3.5/5
• English Languageimportance 3.5/5
• Production and Processingimportance 3.3/5
• Sales and Marketingimportance 3.3/5
• Education and Trainingimportance 3.3/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.1/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• Telephone Conversations4.7/5
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7/5
• Contact With Others4.6/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4/5
• Physical Proximity4.4/5
• Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.1/5

Related Careers

• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Food Service Managers98% skill match
• Lodging Managers97% skill match
• Funeral Home Managers97% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers97% skill match
• Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling96% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers96% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives95% skill match
• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare95% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 4.0/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.9/5
• Instructingimportance 3.8/5
• Service Orientationimportance 3.6/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.1/5
• Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.0/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Leadership Orientation
• Cooperation
• Social Orientation
• Stress Tolerance
• Attention to Detail
• Integrity

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• EnterprisingHigh
• ConventionalMedium
• RealisticMedium
• SocialMedium
• InvestigativeLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC1.90× national avg
2. 2Hinesville, GA1.89× national avg
3. 3Eagle Pass, TX1.89× national avg
4. 4Jacksonville, NC1.88× national avg
5. 5Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL1.87× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersCareer Change
• Food Service ManagersCareer Change
• Chefs and Head CooksAdvancement
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersCareer Change

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Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.