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Where a head waiter/head waitress can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a head waiter/head waitress already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Head waiters/waitresses manage the food and beverage service in a hospitality outlet or unit. They are responsible for the customer's experience. Head waiters/waitresses coordinate all actions involving customers such as welcoming guests, ordering, delivering the food and beverages and supervise financial transactions.

Also known as front of house manager, waiter service manager, head waitress, head waiter, chief waiter, chief waitress, table service manager.

Service and sales workers 45 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: venue director, 49%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
venue director 49% covered restaurant manager 47% covered quick service restaurant team… 46% covered hotel concierge 46% covered barista 42% covered head waiter/head waitress You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from head waiter/head waitress, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a head waiter/head waitress already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A head waiter/head waitress needs 35 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • brief staff on daily menu communication, collaboration and creativity
  • check prices on the menu information skills
  • monitor billing procedures information skills
  • attend to detail regarding food and beverages handling and moving
  • check dining room cleanliness information skills
  • inspect table settings assisting and caring
  • manage restaurant service management skills
  • assist VIP guests assisting and caring
  • prepare tableware assisting and caring
  • advise guests on menus for special events communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a head waiter/head waitress does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Head waiter/head waitress is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a head waiter/head waitress’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.