Below are the skills needed to be waiters waitresses according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Active Listening | 3.75 | 2.88 |
Service Orientation | 3.62 | 2.88 |
Speaking | 3.62 | 2.5 |
Social Perceptiveness | 3.5 | 2.75 |
Coordination | 3.12 | 2.75 |
Below are the abilities needed to be waiters waitresses according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Oral Comprehension | 3.88 | 3 |
Oral Expression | 3.88 | 3 |
Speech Clarity | 3.62 | 3 |
Speech Recognition | 3.62 | 3 |
Near Vision | 3.12 | 3 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be waiters waitresses according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Customer and Personal Service | 4.37 | 4.17 |
English Language | 3.75 | 2.93 |
Sales and Marketing | 3.47 | 2.73 |
Food Production | 3.25 | 2.65 |
Administration and Management | 2.91 | 2.01 |
Below are the work activities involved in being waiters waitresses according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Getting Information | 4.06 | 3.71 |
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | 4.01 | 4.33 |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 3.89 | 3.55 |
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | 3.73 | 4.39 |
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | 3.63 | 3.07 |
Below are the work styles involved in being waiters waitresses according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Dependability | 4.22 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.19 | |
Self Control | 4.19 | |
Cooperation | 4.13 | |
Stress Tolerance | 4.1 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Waiters Waitresses jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 102,290 | $32,350 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 63,680 | $20,770 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 55,590 | $24,610 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 54,390 | $22,170 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 53,220 | $26,100 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 45,000 | $37,810 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | 38,140 | $25,950 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 37,450 | $24,950 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 35,350 | $38,040 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 33,380 | $41,520 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org