£13,520
Average salary at age 20
£18,720
Average Salary
39
Average hours per week
Description
Workers in this unit group assist in the preparation and service of food and beverages in restaurants, cafés and other eating establishments, and perform various cleaning, fetching and carrying tasks.Main Tasks
- Cleans or prepares food for cooks by hand or machine;
- Carries meat, vegetables and other foodstuffs from delivery van to storeroom and from storeroom to kitchen;
- Cleans and tidies service area, kitchen surfaces, crockery, cutlery, glassware, kitchen utensils and disposes of rubbish;
- Prepares and serves beverages and light refreshments, accepts payment and gives change;
- Keeps service area well stocked.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in relevant areas are available at Levels 1 and 2.What Kitchen and catering assistants studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (L4) Social policy | 1 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 5 |
| (L3) Sociology | 2 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 5 |
| (W1) Fine art | 4 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 3 |
| (D3) Animal science | 1 |
| (F6) Geology | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 2 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 4 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 5 |
| (L2) Politics | 2 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (W4) Drama | 4 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (J9) Others in technology | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 3 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
| (L5) Social work | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 5 |
| (C3) Zoology | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 3 |
| (N2) Management studies | 1 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 2 |
| (W5) Dance | 1 |
UK Prospects
492400
Workforce Size
0.25%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
58570
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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