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Food Service Managers in Texas
Considering a career as a Food Service Manager in Texas?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Food Service Managers in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Food Service Managers in Texas is growing faster than average.
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Food Service Managers in Texas earn higher 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 Texas?
In Texas, there were 12,180 people working as Food Service Managers in the year 2018.
There were 9,960 Food Service Managers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 2,220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 2,330 Food Service Managers working in it, which means Texas has more Food Service Managers than average.
Job Projections for Texas
Jobs for Food Service Managers in this state are growing at a rate of 21.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.
Texas Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 2,180 annual Food Service Managers job openings in Texas, and 19,180 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 36,800 annual jobs and 336,400 total jobs in 2026.
What do Food Service Managers Make in Texas?
In 2018 wages for Food Service Managers ranged from $37,660 to $91,390 with $58,490 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.1 to $43.94. The median hourly rate was $28.12.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.45 an hour.
The hourly rate declined by $0.33.
The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Texas 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 |
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 2,710 | $60,110 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1,200 | $55,410 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,180 | $63,990 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 250 | $70,820 |
Corpus Christi, TX | 210 | $48,660 |
Lubbock, TX | 180 | $46,170 |
El Paso, TX | 180 | $46,890 |
Killeen-Temple, TX | 140 | $57,800 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 130 | $54,530 |
Amarillo, TX | 120 | $59,820 |
Texarkana, TX-AR | 120 | $55,260 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 110 | $52,490 |
Wichita Falls, TX | 90 | $57,420 |
Tyler, TX | 80 | $47,900 |
Midland, TX | 80 | $60,000 |
Longview, TX | 80 | $63,760 |
Waco, TX | 70 | $61,000 |
Laredo, TX | 70 | $57,130 |
Abilene, TX | 70 | $69,550 |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $67,040 |
San Angelo, TX | 60 | $51,250 |
Odessa, TX | 60 | $83,670 |
Sherman-Denison, TX | 50 | $69,830 |
Top States for Food Service Managers Employment
View the list below to see where most Food Service Managers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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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 |
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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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