Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
What Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Do
Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 0.1%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.6/5
- English Languageimportance 3.6/5
- Food Productionimportance 3.0/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.9/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.9/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.8/5
- Psychologyimportance 2.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Spend Time Standing4.7/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Spend Time Walking or Running4.6/5
- Time Pressure4.4/5
- Physical Proximity4.4/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers95% skill match
- Flight Attendants95% skill match
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners95% skill match
- Psychiatric Aides95% skill match
- Pharmacy Aides95% skill match
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners94% skill match
- Stockers and Order Fillers94% skill match
- Registered Nurses94% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.9/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.8/5
- Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 2.3/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.1/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Other Software Used
- CBORD Nutrition Service Suite
- Capital Codeworks MenuMax
- Picis CareSuite
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Social Orientation
- Empathy
- Optimism
- Sincerity
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticMedium
- SocialMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- EnterprisingLow
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where food servers, nonrestaurant make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Hot Springs, AR3.11× national avg
- 2Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC3.11× national avg
- 3Kankakee, IL2.95× national avg
- 4Duluth, MN-WI2.84× national avg
- 5Battle Creek, MI2.65× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender HelpersLateral Move
- Food Preparation WorkersLateral Move
- Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaLateral Move
- Cooks, Short OrderLateral Move