Table 1Transition record

head waiter/head waitresstobarista

A head waiter/head waitress already meets 42% of what the barista role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From head waiter/head waitress

42%

Overlap1

To barista

10 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

59.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.6

This move: 59.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the barista role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the head waiter/head waitress profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A barista role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a head waiter/head waitress background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held educate customers on tea varieties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held execute opening and closing procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply foreign languages in hospitality communication, collaboration and creativity
already held educate customers on coffee varieties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment handling and moving
already held greet guests assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the barista role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required

required, not held present decorative drink displays required
required, not held take food and beverage orders from customers required
required, not held work in a hospitality team required
required, not held upsell products required
required, not held work according to recipe required

02 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held set up the coffee area required
required, not held prepare hot drinks required
required, not held prepare specialised coffee required
required, not held comply with food safety and hygiene required

03 constructing 1 required

required, not held maintain equipment for non-alcoholic drinks required

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held handover the service area required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held check deliveries on receipt required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a barista role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held educate customers on coffee varieties skill
already held educate customers on tea varieties skill
already held execute opening and closing procedures skill
already held greet guests skill
already held handle customer complaints skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain relationship with customers skill
already held maximise sales revenues skill
already held apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
already held ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

35 held skills the barista role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise guests on menus for special events skill
not needed by the target role assist VIP guests skill
not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail regarding food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role brief staff on daily menu skill
not needed by the target role check dining room cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role check prices on the menu skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role inspect table settings skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage restaurant service skill
not needed by the target role manage stock rotation skill
not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
not needed by the target role monitor billing procedures skill
not needed by the target role monitor check-out point skill
not needed by the target role monitor customer service skill
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role monitor work for special events skill
not needed by the target role plan menus skill
not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
not needed by the target role prepare tableware skill
not needed by the target role process payments skill
not needed by the target role process reservations skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role sparkling wines knowledge
not needed by the target role store kitchen supplies skill
not needed by the target role supervise food quality skill
not needed by the target role supervise the work of staff on different shifts skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.