Also called: Area Manager, District Manager
Oversees several restaurant locations of a chain, coaching their general managers.
You drive between six restaurants, checking cleanliness, coaching managers on sales, and fixing problems before they spread. Your bonus depends on how your whole district performs. It is the bridge from restaurant to corporate leadership.
Bonuses can add 15-30%.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Experience as a general manager; bachelor's often preferred.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Dashboards track every store in real time, so each manager covers more units; coaching GMs stays human.
Classes: Business, Statistics, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9051.
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