What do they do?
Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.
Also known as:
Dining Room Server, Food Server, Food Service Worker, Kitchen Runner, Room Server, Room Service Server, Tray Server
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- High school diploma equivalent (42%)
- Some college, no degree (25%)
- Less than high school diploma (12%)
- Bachelor's degree (10%)
- Associate's degree (8%)
- Master's degree (2%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (<1%)
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Arrange food for serving.
- Clean tableware.
- Monitor food services operations to ensure procedures are followed.
- Stock serving stations or dining areas with food or supplies.
- Communicate dining or order details to kitchen personnel.
- Process customer bills or payments.
- Collect dirty dishes or other tableware.
- Move equipment, supplies or food to required locations.
- Record operational or production data.
- Cook foods.
- Assist customers with seating arrangements.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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