School Nutrition Director: Runs the meal program for a school district, feeding thousands of students every day under federal nutrition rules. Typical pay $80k.
New-Restaurant Opening Trainer: Travels to launch new restaurant locations, hiring and training the staff before opening day. Typical pay $60k.
Restaurant Consultant: Advises owners on menus, design, costs, and operations, often fixing struggling restaurants. Typical pay $85k.
Multi-Unit Restaurant Manager: Oversees several restaurant locations of a chain, coaching their general managers. Typical pay $105k.
Restaurateur: Founds and owns restaurants, creating concepts and building teams to run them. Typical pay $95k.
Restaurant Marketing Manager: Promotes a restaurant or group through social media, events, and partnerships. Typical pay $70k.
Restaurant Purchasing Manager: Buys food, drinks, and supplies for a restaurant group at the best prices. Typical pay $68k.
Off-Premise Dining Manager: Runs a restaurant group's takeout, delivery and catering-app business, choosing delivery partners, fixing packaging and tracking online sales. Typical pay $80k.
Restaurant Guide Inspector: Eats anonymously at restaurants for a famous guidebook, judging food quality and writing reports that help decide stars and awards. Typical pay $75k.
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Fast-Food Crew Member: Takes orders, assembles food, and works the drive-thru at quick-service restaurants. Typical pay $30k.
Busser: Clears and resets tables, refills water, and supports servers. Typical pay $31k.
Restaurant Host: Greets guests, manages reservations and the waitlist, and seats tables. Typical pay $30k.
Server: Takes orders, recommends dishes and drinks, and looks after guests during their meal. Typical pay $34k.
Restaurant Shift Supervisor: Leads the crew during a shift, handling breaks, cash, complaints, and quality. Typical pay $39k.
Food Runner: Carries finished dishes from the kitchen to guests' tables quickly and correctly. Typical pay $34k.
Restaurant Reservationist: Manages reservations and seating plans at busy, high-end restaurants. Typical pay $37k.
Restaurant Delivery Driver: Delivers food from a restaurant, usually pizza, to customers' homes in their own car, and helps in the store between runs. Typical pay $39k.
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