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Restaurant Manager

Veterans Stand Together · South Gate, CA

Cost
$5,240
Length
8 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

No regional figures for this program's city

South Gate is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Food Service Managers

Job ads may call this: Banquet Manager · Kitchen Manager · Catering Manager · Restaurant Manager

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed.
  • Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them with menus and wine lists.
  • Count money and make bank deposits.
  • Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
  • Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
  • Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
  • Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.
Typical pay in California
$79,573per year
Projected openings
59,280
Projected change
+10.1%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired
Under a month

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 29% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 9% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
9%
High school diploma
29%
Started college, no degree
27%
Two-year degree
10%
Four-year degree
20%
Master's degree
4%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.9%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

A program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles supplies purchasing storage and control hotel facilities design and planning hospitality industry law personnel management and labor relations financial management marketing and sales promotion convention and event management front desk operations and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

  • Southeast Los Angeles Americas` Job Center of CaliforniaComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-586-4700

    4354 Tweedy Blvd1st FloorSouth Gate, CA 90280about 0.3 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Watts/Los Angeles Worksource CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 323-249-7751

    2220 East 114 StLos Angeles, CA 90059about 2 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Willowbrook AJCC - Affiliate to Rancho Dominguez Comprehensive AJCCAffiliate site

    Phone: 310-762-1101

    11737 Wilmington AvenueWillowbrook LibraryLos Angeles, CA 90059about 2.4 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you