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Occupation

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Facilitate food service. Clean tables; remove dirty dishes; replace soiled table linens; set tables; replenish supply of clean linens, silverware, glassware, and dishes; supply service bar with food; and serve items such as water, condiments, and coffee to patrons.

$33,980 medianBright outlookHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 35-9011.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Clean and polish counters, shelves, walls, furniture, or equipment in food service areas or other areas of restaurants and mop or vacuum floors.
  2. 02Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
  3. 03Carry trays from food counters to tables for cafeteria patrons.
  4. 04Mix and prepare flavors for mixed drinks.
  5. 05Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
  6. 06Maintain adequate supplies of items, such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays.
  7. 07Fill beverage or ice dispensers.
  8. 08Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service.
  9. 09Stock cabinets or serving areas with condiments and refill condiment containers.
  10. 10Serve food to customers when waiters or waitresses need assistance.
  11. 11Stock refrigerating units with wines or bottled beer or replace empty beer kegs.
  12. 12Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

BarbackBus BoyBus PersonBusserBuffet AttendantDining Room AttendantFood Service AideFood Service HelperServer AssistantServer's Assistant

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Knowledge the job leans on

Customer and Personal ServiceFood ProductionEnglish LanguageSales and MarketingAdministration and ManagementPersonnel and Human ResourcesPublic Safety and SecurityProduction and Processing

Skills that carry over from service

CoordinationService OrientationSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime ManagementOperations MonitoringComplex Problem Solving