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Also called bartender helper, cafe helper, cafeteria helper and dining room helper.
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper
Dining room and cafeteria attendant serving food and drinks, cleaning tables, and maintaining supplies in dining areas. Responsibilities include greeting customers, removing dirty dishes, and ensuring a pleasant dining experience
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Handled cash transactions daily, ensuring accurate operations and customer satisfaction
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Scraped and stacked dirty dishes, maintaining a clean and organized dining area
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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 it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $28,330 |
|---|---|
| Median | $33,980 |
| 75th percentile | $37,250 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $25,140 | $27,040 | $30,790 |
| AL | $18,750 | $22,470 | $28,740 |
| AR | $25,600 | $27,670 | $32,310 |
| AZ | $32,050 | $36,500 | $41,880 |
| CA | $34,820 | $36,010 | $39,930 |
| CO | $32,140 | $36,790 | $46,900 |
| CT | $34,010 | $34,540 | $36,490 |
| DC | $36,670 | $39,080 | $48,200 |
| DE | $31,200 | $31,880 | $35,840 |
| FL | $29,530 | $33,280 | $37,080 |
| GA | $22,900 | $28,920 | $35,690 |
| HI | $33,340 | $51,200 | $61,520 |
| IA | $20,400 | $28,210 | $31,300 |
| ID | $22,110 | $27,810 | $31,310 |
| IL | $31,200 | $31,200 | $34,010 |
| IN | $23,130 | $28,320 | $33,340 |
| KS | $19,010 | $26,300 | $31,390 |
| KY | $20,640 | $26,330 | $30,780 |
| LA | $18,760 | $26,780 | $31,840 |
| MA | $32,100 | $35,380 | $45,520 |
| MD | $34,120 | $37,020 | $39,370 |
| ME | $33,360 | $38,560 | $50,220 |
| MI | $28,390 | $30,390 | $37,450 |
| MN | $26,090 | $29,210 | $34,670 |
| MO | $28,600 | $31,850 | $37,430 |
| MS | $20,690 | $23,180 | $28,210 |
| MT | $22,530 | $27,510 | $34,830 |
| NC | $21,470 | $27,560 | $32,720 |
| ND | $27,050 | $31,010 | $35,320 |
| NE | $28,500 | $30,690 | $36,080 |
| NH | $21,000 | $26,290 | $34,290 |
| NJ | $32,900 | $34,170 | $37,560 |
| NM | $27,390 | $29,360 | $34,550 |
| NV | $25,470 | $27,460 | $37,060 |
| NY | $34,060 | $36,740 | $46,330 |
| OH | $26,430 | $29,400 | $35,300 |
| OK | $21,490 | $26,830 | $31,290 |
| OR | $34,080 | $36,800 | $40,190 |
| PA | $23,350 | $29,310 | $35,430 |
| PR | $21,840 | $22,450 | $23,710 |
| RI | $31,200 | $31,200 | $34,600 |
| SC | $19,110 | $26,830 | $33,240 |
| SD | $28,640 | $29,920 | $34,580 |
| TN | $23,110 | $29,470 | $35,010 |
| TX | $17,090 | $21,550 | $28,690 |
| UT | $21,690 | $27,010 | $34,110 |
| VA | $28,930 | $32,410 | $37,010 |
| VT | $32,400 | $34,120 | $39,940 |
| WA | $36,390 | $41,420 | $48,620 |
| WI | $20,850 | $27,080 | $32,420 |
| WV | $22,950 | $27,150 | $31,270 |
| WY | $21,430 | $24,600 | $34,790 |
Other names
bartender helper, cafe helper, cafeteria helper, dining room helper, food service helper, kitchen helper, banquet houseperson, banquet set up person, bar attendant, bar back, barback, barmaid.
beverage server, breakfast attendant, breakfast bar attendant, buffet attendant, bus boy, bus person, busboy, busser, cafeteria aide, cafeteria assistant, cafeteria attendant, cafeteria table attendant, cafeteria worker, carry out clerk, club attendant, coffee attendant, coffee bar attendant, counter supply worker, dining room attendant, dining room busser, dining room tables set up attendant, dumbwaiter operator, floorperson, food and beverage attendant, food and beverage cashier, food expeditor, food runner, food service aide, food service assistant, food service attendant, food service worker, hotel breakfast bar attendant, iceman, kitchen aide, kitchen help handyman, line server, lunchroom aide, lunchroom attendant, lunchroom worker, restaurant busser, restaurant worker, server assistant, server's assistant, service assistant, silver steward, silver wrapper, tray setter, water attendant.
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This page is about the occupation Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.