How to become a restaurant manager
Official title: Restaurant manager
Also called: Bar manager, Bistro manager, Café manager, Cafeteria director, Cafeteria manager, Canteen manager, Fast food restaurant manager, Food and beverage (F&B) department manager (hotel), Food outlet manager, Food services store manager, Restauranteur, Cafeteria manager
Restaurant manager plans, organises and directs the operations of a restaurant to provide food and beverages to customers. He/she performs restaurant support functions, such as customer service, scheduling, handling day-to-day operations, cashiering, closing of the till, ordering and managing inventory, and back office support. He/she oversees the recruitment, training and motivation of staff, and maintains quality control, hygiene, and health and safety standards in the dining area. He/she manages inventories and interacts with customers, waiting staff and supports employees to ensure efficient operation. He/she may also analyse establishment’s performance, review operational processes, develop and implement strategies to achieve sales targets or improve work practices/processes.
Main tasks
- Planning menus in consultation with chefs and cooks
- Planning and organising special functions
- Arranging the purchasing and pricing of goods according to budget
- Ensuring dining, kitchen and food storage facilities comply with health regulations and are clean, functional and of suitable appearance
- Conferring with customers to assess their satisfaction with meals and service
- Selecting, setting staff work schedules, training and supervising waiting and kitchen staff
- Negotiating arrangements with clients and suppliers
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $48,000 a year. The middle half earn $36,000 to $56,520 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a restaurant manager earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $48,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $36,000 to $56,520.
Will AI change the work of a restaurant manager?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026