About the job: Waiters or Waitresses are restaurant or any dining facility server. They serve food to the customers. This job requires shorter training compared to other jobs. Also, it has many part-time job offers, so you can choose to work at morning or at night.
Where will you work: Waiters or Waitresses usually work in restaurant and other areas or places where food is being served.
What will you do: More often than not, the following are the responsibilities of waiters and waitresses:
- Greet guests, assist the customers to their tables, provide the menu, and explain the best food offered by the establishment
- Assist the customers with regard to choosing food
- Take the order
- Inform the kitchen staff about the order
- Prepare the drink and serve the food and drink to the customer
- Clean the table
- Collect the payment from the customer
- Prepare dining areas
- Oversee the needed condiments
How to Become a Waiter or Waitress: No formal education required generally. Some states require you to have food handler card or certification.
Job skills / requirements: In order to become a good waiter, you should be:
- Healthy and strong as the job requires carrying trays with food and drink
- Alert in terms of the needs and other things that are going on in the restaurant
- Particular with details
Industry: food service
Minimum age: The minimum age is 16 or 18 years old.
Expected wage: The pay is roughly $10.47 per hour
Similar name: service crew, food server
Related jobs: bartender, cashiers, flight attendant, food service managers, food and beverage serving and related workers, food service managers, retail sales workers
O-NET Online Reference
35-3031.00 – Waiters and Waitresses
Most Hiring Server
Companies that mostly hire Server are:
Most Hiring Minors (Under 18) as a Server
The minimum hiring age of a Server is generally 14 years old, yet the minimum age specified in job postings as a Server is 14 years old, varied by locations.
- Can 12-13 work as a Server? No, minors under 14 may not work for an employer, except in family business. Learn more Child Labor
- Can 14 year olds work as a Server? Yes, there are companies that hire 14 year olds as a Server
- Can 15 year olds work as a Server? Yes, there are companies that hire 15 year olds as a Server
- Can 16 year olds work as a Server? Yes, there are companies that hire 16 year olds as a Server
Companies that tend to hire minors as a Server are:
Companies That Hire Teens as a Server
The following is a list of 1,720 companies that have and may be actively posting job vacancies as a Server to which teenagers can submit job applications.
1-20 of 1,720
Server Jobs for Teens
16,957 jobs found
Server, Banquets (Winter 2023-2024)
Montage International - Deer Valley, UTMust be 21 years of age and must possess Tips and Food Handlers cards. Two (2) years’ experience as a server/cocktail in a similar restaurant environment.
4 hours agoServer
Red Robin - Anchorage, AK1 year of serving experience preferred, but open to great applicants with little or no restaurant experience. At least 21 years old with Valid TAPS card.
1 hour agoServer (19+)
Applebee's - Bellevue, NEMust be 19 years of age, or older (based on local guidelines). Previous server / waiter experience strongly preferred, but we can train you!
3 hours agoServer (18+)
Applebee's - North Richland Hills, TXMust be 18 years of age, or older (based on local guidelines). Previous server / waiter experience strongly preferred, but we can train you!
1 hour agoServer (18+)
Applebee's - Fuquay-Varina, NCAll Servers must be 18 years of age, or older. Free shift meals and employee discounts. Other supplemental insurance offerings for those that have not met the…
1 hour ago