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Description

Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Social
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Relationships
  • Support
  • Working Conditions

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Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Self-Control
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Dependability
  • Integrity

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Tasks

  • Place food servings on plates or trays according to orders or instructions.
  • Clean or sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, or facilities.
  • Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines, such as those for special diets, are followed.
  • Examine trays to ensure that they contain required items.
  • Load trays with accessories, such as eating utensils, napkins, or condiments.

Work Activities

  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Getting Information
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  • Performing General Physical Activities
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Detailed Work Activities

  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
  • Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Technology Skills

  • Electronic mail software
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Office suite software
  • Operating system software

Abilities

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Near Vision
  • Oral Expression
  • Selective Attention
  • Speech Clarity

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Service Orientation
  • Speaking

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Food Production

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

Society of Wine Educators

Type

Core

Certificate name

NAMA Certified Executive

Certifying Organization

National Automatic Merchandising Association

Type

Advanced

Certifying Organization

American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute

Type

Core

Certificate name

Food and Nutrition

Certifying Organization

YouScience

Type

Core

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$29,381
Median (50%)$33,384
High (90%)$38,383

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level $33,602
Mid Level $36,898
Senior Level $40,762
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 278,600 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 292,200 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 5%

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