Waiters and Waitresses
Wages
New workers start around £2,589. Normal pay is £7,967 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £19,987.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 386,797 vacancies for this type of job
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.
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.