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Food Service Managers in Florida

Want to work in Florida as a Food Service Manager? Read this first!

18.6% Jobs Projection
$53,050 Median Salary
1,860 Job Openings

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

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

  • Food Service Managers in Florida earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Food Service Managers Work in Florida?

15,260 people worked as Food Service Managers in 2018 in this state.

There were 12,300 Food Service Managers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,960 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Food Service Managers in this state are growing at a rate of 18.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,860 annual job openings, and a total of 16,520 jobs for Florida 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 Florida?

In 2018 wages for Food Service Managers ranged from $28,910 to $98,620 with $53,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.9 to $47.42. The median hourly rate was $25.5.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.48 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.98.

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

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Top Florida 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
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,110 $62,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,460 $47,280
Jacksonville, FL 1,020 $52,830
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 600 $60,040
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 530 $54,550
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 400 $45,960
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 330 $80,450
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 290 $54,520
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 290 $45,250
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 280 $55,780
Ocala, FL 240 $46,390
Tallahassee, FL 200 $42,490
Gainesville, FL 170 $55,380
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 150 $52,420
Punta Gorda, FL 90 $51,370
Sebring, FL 80 $39,230
Homosassa Springs, FL 60 $34,160

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

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