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Waiters and Waitresses

Waiters and waitresses serve food and beverages in hotels, clubs, restaurants public houses and other establishments.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£2,589
£7,967
£19,986

New workers start around £2,589. Normal pay is £7,967 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £19,986.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 386,495 vacancies for this type of job

6.64%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Presents bill and accepts payment at end of the meal.

  • Serves food and drinks.

  • Takes down orders for food and/or drinks and passes order to kitchen and/or bar.

  • Presents menus and wine lists to patrons and may describe dishes and advise on selection of food or wines.

  • Sets tables with clean linen, cutlery, crockery and glassware.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Restaurant Operation

  • Food Safety And Sanitation

  • Upselling

  • Cash Handling

  • Food Preparation

  • General Mathematics

  • Seating Guests

  • Housekeeping

  • Bartending

  • Food Services

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Customer Service

  • Communication

  • Cleanliness

  • Detail Oriented

  • Management

  • Greeting Customers

  • Multitasking

  • Sales

  • Professionalism

  • Willingness To Learn

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.