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Perform duties such as taking orders and serving food and beverages. Serve customers at counter or from a steam table. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageFood ProductionMathematicsCoordinationService OrientationSocial PerceptivenessActive Listening

1. Waiters and Waitresses

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, Service Orientation, English Language, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   SpeakingSales and MarketingMonitoring

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • MWR Waiter/Waitress · Commander, Navy Installations Command · San Diego, CA
   • MWR Waiter/Waitress · Commander, Navy Installations Command · San Diego, CA

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2. Cooks, Short Order

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Food Production, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Coordination

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Reading ComprehensionTime ManagementSpeaking

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Food and Beverage Attendant (Snack Bar) NA-02 · United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Irwin, CA
   • Food and Beverage Attendant NA-03 · United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Irwin, CA

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3. Bartenders

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, Active Listening, English Language, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Education and TrainingSales and MarketingPersuasionSpeakingCritical Thinking

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Bartender NA-03 · United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Irwin, CA
   • BARTENDER A04 · U.S. Marine Corps · Twentynine Palms, CA

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4. Chefs and Head Cooks

   Possible match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Food Production, Coordination, Customer and Personal Service, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Production and ProcessingMonitoringManagement of Personnel ResourcesSpeakingTime Management

   5 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • MWR Cook · Commander, Navy Installations Command · El Centro, CA
   • COOK A04 · U.S. Marine Corps · Twentynine Palms, CA
   • Cook (CYS) NA-06 · United States Army Installation Management Command · Monterey, CA

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5. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Food Production, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Coordination

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Sales and Marketing

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.