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Overview
The work can include storing raw ingredients, preparing food, cleaning equipment, following hygiene routines, handling allergies and coordinating with colleagues during service.
In job descriptions, look for kitchen assistant work, cafeterias, restaurants, hotels or hospitals, food safety, hygiene procedures, simple meal preparation, customer service, cleaning and food storage.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Food service workers support kitchens and service counters in restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, hospitals or catering operations. Tasks can include simple dishes, customer service, ingredient storage, equipment cleaning and service flow.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include food hygiene, allergy awareness, safe storage of raw ingredients, cleaning routines, clear communication with kitchen colleagues and staying calm when orders or preparation needs change.
Salary context
Pay context depends on service setting, shift pattern, customer volume, food-safety responsibility, preparation complexity, cleaning duties and whether the role includes cash handling or catering logistics.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward cook assistant work, catering coordination, shift lead, food production, hospitality service, airline catering or more specialized kitchen roles with stronger preparation responsibility.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention hot or cold food, counter service, dishwashing, allergen routines, hospital or hotel service, flight meals or stock rotation. These details show the pace and setting.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
35-3041.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETFast Food and Counter Workers
35-3023.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETFood Preparation Workers
35-2021.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
56.3Beverage serving activities56.1Restaurants and mobile food service activities56.2Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Food service counter attendants (5246)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b4bff870-5c8f-4c33-b07f-f04d79830633 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5246.1 |
| ISCO group | 5246 |
| Concept type | Occupation |