ANZSCO 4315

Waiters

Overview

EMPLOYED

125,900

PART-TIME SHARE

84%

FEMALE SHARE

72%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,249

MEDIAN AGE

21

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-2,700

About this data

Summary

Waiters serve food and beverages in hotels, restaurants, clubs and dining establishments.

Tasks

  • Setting and arranging tables
  • Greeting customers and presenting them with menus and beverage lists
  • Taking orders and relaying them to kitchen and bar staff
  • Serving food and beverages
  • Opening bottles and pouring beverages
  • Clearing tables and returning dishes and cutlery to kitchen
  • Removing empty bottles and used glasses from tables, and refilling and replacing glasses
  • Collecting payments for sales and operating point of sales machines and cash registers
  • May recommend wines to complement food

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Waiters All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 16% 69%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,249 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $31 $43

    Industries

    Waiters work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    32.3%

    Victoria

    28.0%

    Queensland

    18.4%

    South Australia

    6.6%

    Tasmania

    2.3%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.0%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, November 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Waiters All Occupations
    Median age 21 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 72% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Waiters
    15–19 5.2 34.2
    20–24 9.1 29.3
    25–34 22.7 20.1
    35–44 22.3 7.3
    45–54 20.4 4.8
    55–59 8.8 2.0
    60–64 6.5 1.5
    65 and Over 4.9 0.8

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Waiters
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 13.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 9.9
    Year 12 15.9 38.4
    Year 11 4.0 8.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 14.4
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