£13,000
Average salary at age 20
£17,680
Average Salary
38
Average hours per week
Description
Waiters and waitresses serve food and beverages in hotels, clubs, restaurants and other establishments.Main Tasks
- Sets tables with clean linen, cutlery, crockery and glassware;
- Presents menus and wine lists to patrons and may describe dishes and advise on selection of food or wines;
- Takes down orders for food and/or drinks and passes order to kitchen and/or bar;
- Serves food and drinks;
- Presents bill and accepts payment at end of the meal.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements, though some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically provided on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at Levels 1 and 2.What Waiters and waitresses studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 2 |
| (W2) Design studies | 7 |
| (L3) Sociology | 3 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 5 |
| (W1) Fine art | 3 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 3 |
| (F6) Geology | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 2 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 4 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 6 |
| (L2) Politics | 2 |
| (K1) Architecture | 1 |
| (R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (W4) Drama | 4 |
| (M1) Law by area | 2 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 4 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 1 |
| (T7) American studies | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 3 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
| (L5) Social work | 1 |
| (V6) Theology & religious studies | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 3 |
| (C3) Zoology | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 3 |
| (N2) Management studies | 1 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 1 |
| (W5) Dance | 1 |
UK Prospects
226800
Workforce Size
0.25%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
33066
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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