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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Illinois

Want to work as a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Illinois? Here’s what the data says. Facilitate food service. Clean tables; remove dirty dishes; replace soiled table linens; set tables; replenish supply of clean linens, silverware, glassware, and dishes; supply service bar with food; and serve items such as water, condiments, and coffee to patrons.

What do Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Make in Illinois?

For a dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers working in Illinois, the typical annual salary is $29,490 per year (or roughly $14.18/hour).Annual wages span from $29,120 at the 10th percentile to $43,050 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$29,120	$14.00
25th percentile	$29,120	$14.00
Median (50th)	$29,490	$14.18
75th percentile	$34,540	$16.61
90th percentile	$43,050	$20.70

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Illinois relative to the national average — is 1.00.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn a median of $36,562 per year ($17.58/hour), below the Illinois median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 79,189 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers nationwide. In Illinois alone, about 20,510 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 4,460 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers.

Top Illinois Metros for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

These are the Illinois metros with the most dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Illinois.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	17,270	$29,670
Champaign-Urbana, IL	440	$29,120
Peoria, IL	430	$29,120
Rockford, IL	330	$29,120
Bloomington, IL	310	$29,120
Springfield, IL	310	$29,120
Kankakee, IL	120	$29,120
Decatur, IL	100	$29,120

Top States for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Employment

These states have the highest employment of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers work.

State	Number Employed
California	78,320
Texas	55,560
Florida	46,540
New York	44,040
Illinois	20,510
Pennsylvania	19,940
Michigan	14,470
New Jersey	13,890
Nevada	13,240
Maryland	13,080
Georgia	12,680
Ohio	12,370
Arizona	11,520
Tennessee	11,470
Massachusetts	10,820
Indiana	10,730
Virginia	9,480
North Carolina	9,190
Colorado	8,710
Missouri	8,220

Highest-Paying States for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Where dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn the most: dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$47,190
Washington	$38,800
District of Columbia	$38,160
Maine	$37,470
Vermont	$36,920
New York	$36,780
Arizona	$35,870
California	$35,790
Maryland	$35,590
Colorado	$35,550

Skills

Key dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

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Abilities

Top abilities for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers typically:

• Run cash registers.
• Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
• Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.
• Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths.
• Set tables with clean linens, condiments, or other supplies.
• Greet and seat customers.
• Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
• Maintain adequate supplies of items, such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays.
• Locate items requested by customers.
• Fill beverage or ice dispensers.
• Carry food, dishes, trays, or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
• Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service.

Work Activities

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Getting Information
• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
• Developing and Building Teams
• Scheduling Work and Activities
• Training and Teaching Others
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Facebook

Related Careers

Related occupations to dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers include:

• Food Service Managers
• Chefs and Head Cooks
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
• Cooks, Fast Food
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
• Cooks, Private Household

Also Known As

Banquet Houseperson, Banquet Set Up Person, Bar Attendant, Bar Back, Barback, Barmaid, Bartender Helper, Beverage Server, Breakfast Attendant, Breakfast Bar Attendant, Buffet Attendant, Bus Boy, Bus Person, Busboy, Busser.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 35-9011.00