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Kitchen Manager

Buffalo Wild Wings · West Des Moines, IA, US

Buffalo Wild Wings is hiring for Kitchen Manager in West Des Moines, IA, US. What you'll do: work across the security domain.

Hiring signals for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

SOC 35-1012 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

34
/ 100
Weak

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 5% from the last 14 days)
  • Many roles appear reposted (92% of postings)
  • Pay is below the national median ($60k vs $140k national)

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

  • 38,807Active postings
  • 1,196Posted this week
  • 16,821Open 30+ days43% of active
  • 4Remote / hybrid0% of active
  • 1%List salary210 of 38,807
  • 10%Hourly22 of disclosed
  • $60kMedian annual (max)
  • $19.64/hrMedian hourly (max)
  • 17dMedian agep90 223d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead18,102$30k n=7$19.64/hr n=11
Restaurant Manager / GM14,933$58k n=69—
Food Service3,934$70k n=109$19.06/hr n=11
Cook / Kitchen1,586——
Store Supervisor / Manager15——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,624——
Full-time388——
Temporary316$70k n=92—
Contract4——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants35,214$60k n=177$19.64/hr n=22
Retail3,459——
Healthcare3,268——
Consumer Goods78$78k n=4—
Manufacturing67$110k n=4—

Top categories

  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead18,102
  • Restaurant Manager / GM14,933
  • Food Service3,934
  • Cook / Kitchen1,586
  • Store Supervisor / Manager15
  • Registered Nurse2

In-demand skills

  • Go423
  • Apache Spark294
  • REST218
  • Spring7
  • Python2
  • Linux2
  • TypeScript1
  • Agile1

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants35,214
  • Retail3,459
  • Healthcare3,268
  • Consumer Goods78
  • Manufacturing67
  • Technology27

Employment mix

  • Unspecified36,475 · 94%
  • Part-time1,624 · 4%
  • Full-time388 · 1%
  • Temporary316 · 1%
  • Contract4 · 0%

Top hiring companies

Category
Food Service
Source
careers.buffalowildwings.com
Original link
https://careers.buffalowildwings.com/kitchen-manager/job/6972E07C4F44D83FD8CF88A00F45DEA6
Posted
5 days ago (2026-05-05)
Status
active

Topics: Security

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