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65200.00 – Food and beverage servers

Food and beverage servers take patrons' food and beverage orders and serve orders to patrons.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Banquet server
  • Captain waiter/waitress
  • Chief wine steward
  • Cocktail waiter/waitress
  • Food and beverage server
  • Formal service waiter/waitress
  • Sommelier
  • Waiter/waitress
  • Wine steward

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Greet patrons, present menus, make recommendations and answer questions regarding food and beverages
  • Take orders and relay to kitchen and bar staff
  • Recommend wines that complement patrons' meals
  • Serve food and beverages
  • Prepare and serve specialty foods at patrons' tables
  • Present bill to patrons and accept payment
  • May order and maintain inventory of wines and wine glassware
  • May perform sensory evaluation of wines.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Food service supervisors (62020)
  • Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses (64300)
  • Restaurant and food service managers (60030)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

6 – Sales and service occupations

TEER

5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Major group

65 – Sales and service support occupations

Sub-major group

652 – Support occupations in food, accommodation and tourism

Minor group

6520 – Food support occupations

Unit group

65200 – Food and beverage servers

Occupational profile

65200.00 – Food and beverage servers

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