Food and Beverage Serving Classes

Food and beverage serving workers perform a variety of customer service, food preparation, and cleaning duties in full-service restaurants, casual dining eateries, and other eating and drinking establishments.

Some possible duties for food and beverage serving  may include:

  • Preparing and cleaning work areas
  • Replenishing and stocking service stations
  • Serving food and drinks to customers
  • Greeting customers and seating them
  • Answer customers’ questions about menu items and specials
  • Set tables for new customers

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Food and Beverage Serving Classes

Is A Career in Food and Beverage Serving Right For Me?

Short-term, on-the-job training is the most common way to learn the skills necessary for food preparation workers. No previous work experience or formal education is required.

The average hourly wage for food and beverage serving and related workers was $8.72 in May 2010, while the top 10% earned more than $11.62 per hour.

The job titles of food and beverage serving and related workers vary depending on where they work and what they do. The following are types of food and beverage serving and related workers: 

  • Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food, are employed primarily by fast-food restaurants.
  • Counter attendants take orders and serve food over a counter in snack bars, cafeterias, movie theaters, and coffee shops.
  • Food servers, non-restaurant, serve food to patrons outside of a restaurant environment.
  • Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers—sometimes collectively referred to as bus staff—help waiters, waitresses, and bartenders by cleaning and setting tables, removing dirty dishes, and keeping serving areas stocked with supplies.
    • Cafeteria attendants stock serving tables with food trays, dishes, and silverware. They may carry trays to dining tables for patrons.
    • Bartender helpers keep bar equipment clean and glasses washed.
  • Hosts and hostesses welcome customers and keep reservation and waiting lists.

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