Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers

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Food Service Specialist
Culinary Specialist; Culinary Specialist (Submarine); Food Service Attendant; Submarine Culinary Specialist
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What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
  • Run cash registers.
  • Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.

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

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • looking for ways to help people

Abilities

Endurance

  • exercise for a long time without getting out of breath

Hand and Finger Use

  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Self Control
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Social Orientation
  • Integrity
  • Stress Tolerance

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology

Point of sale POS software

  • Cafe Cartel Systems
  • Plexis Software Plexis POS

Operating system software

  • Microsoft Windows Hot Technology

Education

high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Salary:

$29,120
$20,680
$39,760
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