The average school foodservice director

We surveyed those individuals who are in charge of school foodservice operations and asked them to tell us about themselves. Foodservice management professionals in schools were significantly more likely than other segments to have the title of foodservice director/director of foodservice (69%). This segment’s manager’s chair is more often filled by a female than male.

Sex
68% are female
32% are male

Education
96% have a high school diploma
50% have an associate degree
33% have a bachelor’s degree
19% have a graduate degree
17% have a culinary degree
1% have none of the above

Race/Ethnicity
94% are Caucasian (non-Hispanic)
2% are African-American (non-Hispanic)
2% are Asian/Pacific Islanders
1% are Latino or Hispanic
1% are Native American

Age
2% are under 30
20% are between 30 and 44
64% are between 45 and 59
16% are 60 or older

Title
69% are a foodservice director/director of foodservice
11% are a foodservice supervisor/manager
11% are a director of food and nutrition services
4% are an assistant director
3% are a director of dining services/culinary services
1% are a chef/executive chef
1% are a dietary manager/certified dietary manager/director of dietary