Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Ocupacions

Restaurant host/restaurant hostess

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Front of house host Front of house hostess Maître d'hôtel Meeter and greeter Restaurant host Restaurant host/restaurant hostess Restaurant hostess

Restaurant hosts/hostesses welcome customers to a hospitality service unit and provide initial services.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting tables with clean linen, cutlery, crockery and glassware;
(b) Greeting customers and presenting them with menus and beverage lists;
(c) Advising on food and beverage choices;
(d) Taking orders for food and drinks and passing order to kitchen or bar staff;
(e) Serving food and beverages to clients at tables;
(f) Clearing tables and returning dishes and cutlery to kitchen;
(g) Presenting bills, accepting payment and operating point of sales machines and cash registers.

Knowledge

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Digital competencies

  • Accompanying and welcoming people
  • Advising on products and services
  • Selling products or services
  • Working in teams
  • Promoting products, services, or programs

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Collaborating in teams and networks

Professional groups of the occupation

Service and sales workers

Personal service workers

Waiters and bartenders

Waiters

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Waiters

78.803

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

42,49%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-8,04% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

53,81%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

51,51%

Part-time contracts

1,84% Turnover index

10.293

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Personal service workers

53%

47%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Personal service workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Waiters and bartenders

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Waiters

No experience
13%
Less than 1 year
15%
Between 1 and 2 years
24%
Between 2 and 4 years
29%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
12%
Accommodation and food service activities
50%
Administrative and support service activities
24%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
5%
Education
5%
Information and communication
4%
Others
12%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.