Vocational Programs for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Career

The role of First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers is to directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $43,310 and $21 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,176,540 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers is $13,028. The average length of the programs is 617 hours and the average completion time is 12.92 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	142	$11,770	$879	313 Hours	10.11 Months
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	324	$18,726	$1,059	790 Hours	12.05 Months
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	100	$8,587	$1,626	316 Hours	7.50 Months
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager	16	-	-	1,050 Hours	22.00 Months
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	31	$29,176	-	-	-

Related Occupations to First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Career

The following 18 occupations are related to First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

Related Occupations toFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Food Service Managers	246K	$69,580	$33
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Chefs and Head Cooks	172K	$62,640	$30
Food Preparation Workers	880K	$32,960	$16
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,677K	$30,110	$14
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	483K	$32,730	$16
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	171K	$49,980	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	106K	$50,090	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,088K	$52,030	$25
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	671K	$71,730	$34

Schools offering vocational programs for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

The following 497 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.