Restaurant Manager
Run a restaurant floor, team and service standards.
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- Typical pay
- €28k–€55k
- Usual education
- Experience-based or degree
- Outlook
- Consistent openings across Europe.
A day in the life
Briefing servers, managing reservations, handling complaints, stock ordering and closing the till.
Ways in
- Progression from waiting
- Hospitality diploma
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Spain
Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
France
Bac professionnel
Poland
Technikum
Sweden
Yrkesprogram
Austria
HLW – Business and services college
Belgium
BSO – Vocational secondary
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
BSc International Hospitality Management
Business degree built around hotels, restaurants and guest experience, usually with paid internships.
Useful if you want to run several sites later.
Helpful school subjects: Operations, Finance, Marketing, Service design
Kitchen Management (Grado Superior)
Higher ciclo for chefs who want to run a kitchen: costing, teams, suppliers and menu design.
Costing, teams and suppliers as well as kitchen technique.
Helpful school subjects: Kitchen management, Costing, Team leadership
Hospitality Apprenticeship
Earn while you learn in a hotel or restaurant, rotating across departments.
Floor experience matters more than a degree here.
Helpful school subjects: Front office, Food and beverage, Housekeeping
Places that hire for this
Accor
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.
Booking.com
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.
eDreams ODIGEO
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.
Iberia
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.
Grupo Ibersol
Common first job; shift supervisor within a year or two is realistic.
Grupo José Avillez
Kitchen stages and commis roles in Michelin-level brigades.
Lufthansa Group
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.
Marriott International
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.
Meliá Hotels International
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.
MSC Cruises
Recruits for this role through internships, apprenticeships and graduate entry routes.