Waiters and Waitresses
SOC Code: 35-3031
Waiters and Waitressess collect payments from customers. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 82.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking.
AI-Proof Score: 82.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$33,760
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Job Growth
-0.7%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Service Orientation
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Coordination
- •Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Persuasion
Common Tasks
- ✓Collect payments from customers.
- ✓Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- ✓Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
- ✓Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals, and take action to correct any problems.
- ✓Take orders from patrons for food or beverages.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation