Family Entertainment Center Regional Director of Operations

Also called: Multi-Unit Entertainment Venue Director

Oversees several entertainment centers (arcades, bowling, trampoline parks) for a chain, managing their managers.

A day in the life

A regional director visits a different location each day, reviews sales and safety reports, coaches general managers, and plans grand openings for new sites.

Pay over a career

Starting
$75k
Typical
$115k
High
$170k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's in hospitality or business plus years of venue management.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Business Administration.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks entertainment and recreation managers; 'eatertainment' venues are expanding.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Dashboards track every site; coaching managers and keeping centers fun and safe stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business, Statistics, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9072.

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