Overview & Salary
Overview
Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment.
On the job, you would:
- Take orders from patrons for food or beverages.
- Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals, and take action to correct any problems.
- Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- no high school diploma/GED
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $18,600
Annual median $31,940
Annual 90th percentile $60,100
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Social
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
- Social Orientation
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Endurance
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath