Food Service Managers in Kentucky

Get the information you need to know about working as a Food Service Manager.

You’re in luck! Jobs for Food Service Managers in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Food Service Managers in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

• Food Service Managers in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Food Service Manager Career?

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager
• Culinary Science/Culinology
• Wine Steward/Sommelier
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Food, Nutrition & Related Services
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Business, Management & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• General Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Restaurant/Food Services Management
• Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management

How Many Food Service Managers Work in Kentucky?

2,620 people worked as Food Service Managers in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,380 Food Service Managers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 760 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,330 Food Service Managers working in it, which means Kentucky has more Food Service Managers than average.

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Food Service Managers in this state are growing at a rate of 7.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 660 annual job openings, and a total of 6,040 jobs for Kentucky Food Service Managers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 36,800 annual jobs and 336,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Food Service Managers Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Food Service Managers ranged from $32,340 to $78,250 with $46,630 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.55 to $37.62. The median hourly rate was $22.42.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.71 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.29.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Food Service Managers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Food Service Managers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,520	$48,560
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	910	$51,730
Lexington-Fayette, KY	470	$43,460
Clarksville, TN-KY	240	$38,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	230	$48,750
Evansville, IN-KY	150	$54,720
Bowling Green, KY	130	$42,850
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	60	n/a
Owensboro, KY	40	$50,950

Top States for Food Service Managers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Food Service Managers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	37,030	$52,830
Florida	15,260	$53,050
Texas	12,180	$58,490
Tennessee	10,030	$44,680
Georgia	9,250	$47,960
New York	8,850	$74,940
Ohio	8,080	$50,610
Massachusetts	6,270	$61,790
Pennsylvania	6,010	$61,440
North Carolina	5,680	$55,980
Arizona	5,120	$54,440
Michigan	4,590	$56,870
Wisconsin	4,090	$48,790
Minnesota	3,540	$57,410
New Jersey	3,400	$79,320
Virginia	3,280	$64,450
Indiana	3,180	$49,600
Oregon	3,180	$48,730
Oklahoma	3,120	$47,270
Nevada	3,020	$63,010

Below are the states where Food Service Managers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$79,320
New York	$74,940
Washington	$72,250
Delaware	$71,830
Rhode Island	$68,790
District of Columbia	$66,080
Maryland	$66,070
Virginia	$64,450
Connecticut	$64,250
Nevada	$63,010

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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