Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Catalogue of occupations

Ocupacions

Waiter/waitress

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

Other denominations:
Chef de rang Event server Table waiter Wait staff Waiter Waiter/waitress Waiting staff Waitress

Waiters/waitresses supply guests with food and drinks as requested. Waiters/waitresses usually work in restaurants, bars and hotels. This involves the preparation of tables, serving food or beverages and taking payments.

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

  • Food processing
  • Hotel, restaurants and catering
  • Law
  • Therapy and rehabilitation
  • Travel, tourism and leisure

Digital competencies

  • Advising on products and services
  • Serving food and drinks
  • Selling products or services
  • Preparing food and drinks
  • Accompanying and welcoming people

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
  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Service and sales workers

Personal service workers

Waiters and bartenders

Waiters

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%
Hostaleria
50%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
24%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
5%
Educació
5%
Informació i comunicacions
4%
Altres
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.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.