Show me the money...

What are typical banquet manager salaries? Do some companies pay a lot more for this position than others? What does a top earner make in this field?

What skills should you learn to increase your salary?

Easiest entry I believe is the old school apprenticeship methods, start young, work your butt off knowing that it (the career) is a marathon and not a sprint. Realize that each company has its own culture and methods, try to discover what they are and align your (method & culture) with theirs. This along with 4 to 6 years of bust'en butt will payoff.

I tried the sprint method; in my case it was unproductive and not as rewarding as I once thought. Skill, results and integrity are the holy grail of income regardless of the company. After 20 years of playing the field I earn a meager 70,000.

A rich career in hospitality I think will produce financial fruits, but I caution anyone to count the costs, the tradeoffs and in many cases a career in accounting Mon – Fri with a side job as a catering assistant is the correct choice.

yea... I just started and I make 36,000 .... I def. would recommend this job to anyone young and starting out...but only work the job for a couple of years... learn from it, have fun, make some money and then use the skills your learned to be able to move on...

dave adkins in Los Angeles, California said: Easiest entry I believe is the old school apprenticeship methods, start young, work your butt off knowing that it (the career) is a marathon and not a sprint. Realize that each company has its own culture and methods, try to discover what they are and align your (method & culture) with theirs. This along with 4 to 6 years of bust'en butt will payoff.

I tried the sprint method; in my case it was unproductive and not as rewarding as I once thought. Skill, results and integrity are the holy grail of income regardless of the company. After 20 years of playing the field I earn a meager 70,000.

A rich career in hospitality I think will produce financial fruits, but I caution anyone to count the costs, the tradeoffs and in many cases a career in accounting Mon – Fri with a side job as a catering assistant is the correct choice.

I am sure some think 70K is a lot. I know as well as you it is earned and I also understand it is the same as two people making 35 as Husband and wife. It is not a lot when one stays home to raise your children and the other worked very hard to get to that 70K over most of there life. This usually means a CUT in household income as you approach 50K or so and the wife is making 35K you take a leap to Manager at 70K and the wife stops working. To be responsible it is a long hard road. I am about to venture from Captain to Manager soon and I must weight the loss of family time verses work time and stress.