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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
- Average hourly rate is $22 per hour with an average salary of $46,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $15 and $28 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $31,300 and $58,600 per 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.