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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Also called: Food Service Worker, Room Server, Room Service Server, Tray Server

What they do:

Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.

On the job, you would:
  • Place food servings on plates or trays according to orders or instructions.
  • Clean or sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, or facilities.
  • Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines, such as those for special diets, are followed.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • customer service

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

  • food production

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others

Social

  • looking for ways to help people

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by speaking

Hand and Finger Use

  • hold or move items with your hands

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Attention to Detail
  • Self Control
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Adaptability/Flexibility

Electronic mail software

  • Microsoft Outlook

Data base user interface and query software

  • CBORD Nutrition Service Suite
  • Picis CareSuite

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

  • Capital Codeworks MenuMax

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $30,300

Education

High school diploma/GED or no high school diploma/GED is usually needed.