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Waiters and Waitresses
Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment.
What a waiters and waitresse does
Become a waiters and waitresse
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good waiters and waitresse
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Understanding people's reactions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $34 per hour with a typical salary of $39,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $22 and $39 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $5,000 and $35,000 per year.
- 38% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $35 per hour with a typical salary of $31,500 per year.
- 93.7% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Waiters And Waitresse job outlook
- There are 40,188 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 12,892 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 10% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 35% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.