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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
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Company Profile:
A professional who serves beverages to patrons seated at tables in bar or cocktail lounge. * Computes bill and accepts payment. * May take orders for and serve light meals and hors d'oeuvres. * May request identification from customers when legal age is questioned. * When working in establishment serving only beer and wine, is designated Waiter/Waitress, Tavern.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves passengers in railroad dining car. Respnsibilities include: * Presents menu to patrons, makes suggestions, and answers questions regarding food and service. * Takes order from patron and presents it to railroad cook. * Serves food to passenger. * Computes cost of meal. * Accepts money from patron and returns change. * Removes dishes from table and carries them to kitchen. * Places clean linen, silverware, and glassware on table according to rules of etiquette. * Washes glassware and silverware. * May prepare salads, appetizers, and cold dishes. * May receive and store linen supplies. * May prepare and serve mixed drinks. * May be designated according to specialty as Bar Attendant; Pantry Attendant.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves meals to patrons according to established rules of etiquette, working in formal setting. Respnsibilities include: * Presents menu to diner, suggesting dinner courses, appropriate wines, and answering questions regarding food preparation. * Writes order on check or memorizes it. * Relays order to kitchen and serves courses from kitchen and service bars. * Garnishes and decorates dishes preparatory to serving. * Serves patrons from chafing dish at table. * Observes diners to respond to any additional requests and to determine when meal has been completed. * Totals bill and accepts payment or refers patron to cashier II. * May carve meats, bone fish and fowl, and prepare flaming dishes and desserts at patron's table. * May be designated Waiter/Waitress, Banquet when serving at banquets.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves food to patrons at counters and tables of coffeeshops, lunchrooms, and other dining establishments where food service is informal. Respnsibilities include: * Presents menu, answers questions, and makes suggestions regarding food and service. * Writes order on check or memorizes it. * Relays order to kitchen and serves courses from kitchen and service bars. * Observes guests to respond to additional requests and to determine when meal has been completed. * Totals bill and accepts payment or refers patron to cashier II. * May ladle soup, toss salads, portion pies and desserts, brew coffee, and perform other services as determined by establishment's size and practices. * May clear and reset counters or tables at conclusion of each course.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves food to patrons at counters and tables of coffeeshops, lunchrooms, and other dining establishments where food service is informal. Respnsibilities include: * Presents menu, answers questions, and makes suggestions regarding food and service. * Writes order on check or memorizes it. * Relays order to kitchen and serves courses from kitchen and service bars. * Observes guests to respond to additional requests and to determine when meal has been completed. * Totals bill and accepts payment or refers patron to cashier II. * May ladle soup, toss salads, portion pies and desserts, brew coffee, and perform other services as determined by establishment's size and practices. * May clear and reset counters or tables at conclusion of each course.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves meals to guests in their rooms. * Carries silverware, linen, and food on tray or uses cart. * Sets up table and serves food from cart. * Removes equipment from rooms.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves customers at take out counter of restaurant or lunchroom. Respnsibilities include: * Writes items ordered on order tickets, totals orders, passes orders to cook, and gives ticket stubs to customers to identify filled orders. * Wraps menu items, such as sandwiches, hot entrees, and desserts. * Fills containers with requested beverages, such as coffee, tea, or carbonated drink. * Receives payment for orders and makes change. * May prepare fountain drinks, such as sodas and milkshakes. * May record orders and compute bill simultaneously, using cash register.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves sandwiches, salads, beverages, desserts, candies, and tobacco to employees in industrial establishment. * May collect money for purchases. * May order items to replace stocks. * May serve hot dishes, such as soups. * May serve employees from mobile canteen.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cleans and prepares shellfish for serving to customers. Respnsibilities include: * Washes shellfish in water. * Inserts blunt-edge knife between halves to open bivalves and cuts out inedible parts. * Returns oysters and clams to half shell and arranges them on ice filled dishes or places them in cold storage. * Removes shells from shrimp and meat from crab and lobster shells, and arranges meat in special glasses for serving as cocktails. * Mixes meat with other ingredients and arranges mixture on plates for salads. * Serves customers at bar. * May place silverware, napkins, potato chips, and condiments on bar. * May mix ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, and other ingredients to make cocktail sauces. * May prepare only oysters for use as food and be designated Oyster Preparer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who serves or assists diners to serve themselves at buffet or smorgasbord table. * Replenishes supplies of food and tableware. * May carry trays of food to individual tables for diners.
Industry:Professional careers
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