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Infographic: The Launchpad To Career Growth

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The restaurant industry has some amazing career statistics to show for itself, and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation recently conducted a study that highlights some of them, including stats that illustrate competitive pay and pay increases throughout the industry.

Take a look at the latest infographic, which is the seventh in a series from the foundation. This one specifically deals with career growth as attained in the restaurant industry, looking at how employees can make advancements and climb the ladder.

For example, 9 in 10 restaurant workers 35 or older have moved to higher-paying jobs in the industry after their first job, the study finds. It happens all the time. While workers may not necessarily stay at the same restaurant, they find that there are even better opportunities elsewhere in the field. This only becomes more the case as they gain experience.

Even those new to the game can enjoy the restaurant industry’s upward mobility. 71% of employees 18-24 land a more lucrative gig in the business after their first job. So you don’t have to have been around the block for too many years before moving up becomes a real possibility. It happens more quickly than you think.

The good news is that this isn’t really limited at all by geography either. The abundance of restaurants in nearly every community presents opportunities and experience to land other positions all over the map.

Restaurants: The Launchpad to Career Growth:

Be sure and check out the previous five infographics looking at various findings from the study: 1,2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

December 19, 2014
Infographic: A Career For Everyone

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In case you haven’t been following, the restaurant industry has some pretty phenomenal stats attached to it. National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation recently conducted a study that highlights the restaurant industry’s competitive pay and pay increases.

Take a look at the latest infographic, which is the sixth in a series from the foundation. This one shows that the restaurant industry offers solid career opportunities — whether it’s for teenagers or people looking to switch careers.

The restaurant industry provides a great start for younger workers. As many as 92% of restaurant employees younger than 18 say their first job was in the restaurant industry. In fact, many of these employees stay in the industry for a long time. Restaurant employees ages 25- to 34-years old have a median tenure of 10 years in the industry, while employees ages 35-to-44-years have a median tenure of 19 years.

On top of that, many who venture out of the industry come back. 60% of restaurant industry employees 35 and older have returned to the industry after stints in other fields.

The restaurant industry also allows employees time to pursue higher education. 64% of bartenders, 49% of restaurant managers and 41% of servers are currently attending a four-year college or university.

A Career for Everyone:

Be sure and check out the previous five infographics looking at various findings from the study: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

December 3, 2014
Infographic: Dedication Pays Off

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For many people, restaurants are simply places we go to get a bite to eat, and little mind is paid to their role in our economy. After reading some of these stats, however, that may change for you.

It turns out, the restaurant industry is an incredible driving force in jobs and pay for people of all ages on different rungs of the corporate ladder.

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation recently conducted a study that highlights the restaurant industry’s competitive pay and pay increases.

Lifelong careers in the restaurant industry are not uncommon. Did you know that 70% of restaurant employees actually plan to stay in industry until they retire? As a matter of fact, the median tenure of restaurant management and business operations employees is 20 years in the industry.

Ultimately, a job in the restaurant industry pays off. 71% of salaried restaurant managers, 50% of salaried shift/crew supervisors and 47% of salaried chefs/cooks earned a bonus in the past year.

Following is the fifth infographic in a series from the foundation, which illustrates the benefits and rewards that come with a long-term commitment to a career in the restaurant industry.

Dedication Pays Off

Numbers never lie, they say, and the infographics associated with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s study have some pretty impressive numbers. Be sure and take a look at the previous ones here, here, here, and here.

There are plenty of legitimate reasons to work in the restaurant industry and certainly many to support it at the very least.

November 11, 2014
This Way To The American Dream

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The restaurant business is the business to be in for young people looking to get ahead, it would seem. Luckily, it’s an incredibly common first job for teenagers all across the country.

With the economy in the shape it’s been in for the past several years, it’s as important as ever that people, especially young folks, are able to find a job that can stick. A career in the restaurant industry just may be that job.

It’s not just young people who will benefit from a career in the industry, however. People of all ages are getting a lot out of the field that brings so much joy to so many hungry people every single day.

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has conducted a study that highlights job and career opportunities in the restaurant industry and debunks stereotypes.This infographic is the third in a series for the foundation. It shows the many paths to career success that the restaurant industry provides.

Your first job in the restaurant industry is only the beginning. The industry offers mobility, as more than 9 out of 10 restaurant employees 35 or older have advanced to a higher-paying job in the industry. 71% of those between 18 and 24 have also advanced to higher paying positions in the restaurant industry.

Restaurant owners and operators climb the ladder to success as well. 55% of owners and operators worked in the industry as waitstaff, 59% as a chef or cook and 84% as a restaurant manager.

Most staff in the industry also see it as an industry of opportunity. A majority of waitstaff, bartenders, bus persons, chefs/cooks, shift/crew supervisors, managers and operations employees believe the restaurant industry offers opportunity for advancement.

This Way to the American Dream:

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October 8, 2014
Infographic: Building Blocks

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The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has conducted a study that highlights job and career opportunities in the restaurant industry, and debunks stereotypes.

This infographic, the second in a series from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, demonstrates how restaurants provide first time jobs for students while boosting career opportunities and teaching workplace skills.

According to the study, 69% of employees ages 18-24 had their first job in the restaurant industry. This shows the impact of the industry in starting young people on a career path.

Many in the industry continue their education while working at restaurants. 64% of bartenders, 49% of managers and 41% of servers are enrolled in a four-year college or university. In addition, 48% of industry business operation employees are enrolled in graduate school and 45% of chefs or cooks are enrolled in hospitality or culinary arts programs. The industry allows for employees to further their education and careers.

Many of those employees are planning to stay in the industry, showing the long-term career prospects in the industry. 72% of business operations managers, 69% of chefs or cooks and 56% of restaurant managers plan to continue working in restaurants after graduation.

An Industry of Opportunity:

You can take a look at the first infographic from the series here.

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September 23, 2014