Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskFood service managers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 5% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 65,310
Employment 2024
352.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
6.4%
Openings (2024–34)
42.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of food service managers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service. AI use: 0%
- 2. Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations. AI use: 100%
- 3. Perform some food preparation or service tasks, such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary. AI use: 0%
- 4. Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity. AI use: 0%
- 5. Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records. AI use: 0%
- 6. Review work procedures and operational problems to determine ways to improve service, performance, or safety. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.9 · 1.2M employed
Under 25: 14% · 25–54: 66% · 55+: 20%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Food service managers are responsible for the daily operation of restaurants or other establishments that prepare and serve food and beverages.
Food service managers work in restaurants, hotels, school cafeterias, and other establishments where food is prepared and served. They often work evenings, weekends, and holidays. The work is often hectic, and dealing with dissatisfied customers may be stressful.
Food service managers typically need a high school diploma and several years of work experience in the food service industry. Some receive additional training at community colleges, technical or vocational schools, culinary schools, or 4-year colleges.
The median annual wage for food service managers was $65,310 in May 2024.
Employment of food service managers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.