Salary and remuneration:

The salary of the waitress is purely dependent on the size of the restaurant. The other factors that alter the salary of the waitress are experience, industry type, type of employer and location. The average salary of the waitress is $21,900 per annum.

• Years of Experience

• The waitress with experience of less than one year, the salary range is between $ 5,000 and $ 27,500 per annum and the hourly salary range of the waitress is $ 2.33 and $ 7.88.
• The candidate with experience of one to four years the salary range is between $ 6,203 and $ 38,129 per annum and the hourly wage range is between $ 3.28 and $ 9.10.
• For the waitress with experience between five to nine years, the annual salary range is between $ 8,052 and $ 40,235 and the hourly wage range is between $ 5.52 and $ 10.40.
• For the waitress with experience between ten to nineteen years, the annual salary range is between $ 11,101 and $ 42,742 and the hourly wage range is between $ 6.90 and $ 13.10.
• For the waitress with experience of more than twenty years, the salary range is between $ 14,701 and $ 48,452 per annum and the hourly wage range is between $ 8.51 and $ 16.50.

• Industry

• The Waitress working in restaurant earns an annual salary in the range between $ 4,973 and $ 37,160.
• The Waitress working for a bar or restaurant or night club can earn an annual salary range in between $ 8,656 and $ 41,417.
• Waitress working in hotel earns an annual salary range between $ 6,351 and $ 35,717.
• The Waitress working for fast food restaurant earns an annual salary range between $ 14,697 and $ 38,317.
• Waitress working for a cafe or deli typically earns an annual salary range between $ 11,394 and $ 44,359.
• The annual salary range of the Waitress working in an industry type that offers a food and beverage service is $ 19,045 and $ 35,920.

• Employer Type

• A waitress when employed by a company can earn an annual salary in the range between $ 15,686 and $ 22,997.
• A waitress when hired by a private or practice firm earns an annual salary in the range between $ 17,382 and $ 30,825.
• A waitress when recruited by the non-profit organization earns an annual salary in the range between $ 12,573 and $ 38,479.
• A waitress when signs contract with the hotel earns an annual salary in the range between $ 18,400 and $ 34,000.
• A waitress working for other organizations can typically earn an annual salary in the range between $ 23,272 and $ 35,504.
• An art director when he is employed by a hotel that is governed by eth local or state government can earn an annual salary in the range between $ 23,221 and $ 44,296.

• Location:

• The waitress working for a restaurant in the Florida state can earn annual salary in the range between $ 5,590 and $ 42,890.
• The waitress working for a restaurant in the New York state can earn annual salary in the range between $ 7,520 and $ 22,810.
• The waitress working for a restaurant in the Georgia state can earn annual salary in the range between $ 7,190 and $ 32,410.
• The waitress working for restaurant in the California state can earn annual salary in the range between $ 8,522 and $ 42,820.
• The waitress working for restaurant in the Texas state can earn annual salary in the range between $ 7,290 and $ 36,812.
• The waitress working for restaurant in the Illinois state can earn annual salary in the range between $ 11,390 and $ 44,120.
• The waitress working for restaurant in the Michigan state can earn annual salary in the range between $ 9,510 and $ 39,810.

Apart from the salary they can also get tips from every table for the service offered by them to the patrons during dining. They can also avail some additional benefits like paid leaves and paid vacations.

Skills required for the waitress:

• Listening skills: They must possess good listening skills to listen carefully to the customer while placing order and note it down.
• Knowledge: They must have brief idea about the items served at the restaurant to say it quickly to the customers visiting the restaurant.
• Napkin folding: The need to have good skills to fold all the napkins and table cloths in correct way and use it regularly without frequent ironing of them.
• Dish cleaning: They must wash the dishes cleanly and remove the plates after the customer’s complete the dining and move the dishes to cleaning room for washing them and using back.
• People skills: They must possess outstanding people skills to communicate effectively with the customers and the employees in the restaurant. They need to speak in a polite manner while taking the order from the customer.
• Knowledge of food making: The waitress needs to have good idea about the methods in which the dishes available in menu card are prepared and able to explain the same to the patrons when requested.
• Flexibility: They must be flexible to work in any of the shifts as per the requirements of the restaurant.
• Written and verbal skills: They must have good oral skills and reading skills to read out the order once again after the order is placed by the patron.
• They must be capable to work under pressure because usually restaurants will be packed up during the week ends.
• The waitress should be active and hardworking to offer efficient services to the customer.

Educational requirements of a waitress

• The candidate must have completed 21 years of age to get appointed as waitress in nay restaurant.
• There is no formal education required for the waitress to offer food and beverage services.
• They just need to know about the food etiquette and food safety tips.
• There is no prior training program required to be completed by the waitress.
• They just need some prior experience in small restaurant before moving to the reputed restaurant.
• They can take some vocation courses that deal with bar tending and food services and they are offered by many vocational colleges or vocational schools.
• Some restaurants even demand for the waitress to acquire high school diploma to read and understand the restaurant terms.
• There is no intern program offered to the waitress but some restaurants give special training to the candidates on food service, health and safety policies.
• It is always helpful for the individual willing to work as waitress to know about the rules and regulations of the restaurant.
• Previous experience is must for waitress to get job in the big restaurants.

Duties and responsibilities of a waitress

The following are the duties and responsibilities need to be performed by the waitress while working for a restaurant or hotel.

• Checks the patron identification number to ensure that he satisfy the minimum age criteria to consume alcoholic beverages.
• They need to take order from the patrons for food and beverages.
• Check with customers in between the dining and ensure that they are enjoying with their meals and if not take immediate action to correct the problem.
• They need to get the bill for the ordered food inclusive of all taxes and submit to the customers.
• They remove the dishes and glasses from the table and move them to the cleaning room.
• They present the menu card to the patron and note down the order.
• They make some recommendations to the customers regarding the special dishes prepared on the specific day.
• Responsible to clean the tables after the customer has completed dining.
• Responsible to arrange the tables for the patrons visiting the restaurant and making the table ready by spreading linens, table cloths and keeping glasses on the table.
• Fill the salt, pepper and sugar in to the containers and move them to the store room or kitchen as per the order of the chef.
• In case of any modifications in the ordered meal, it must be conveyed to the kitchen staff by waitress.
• They are responsible to close the restaurant on the end of the day and open it on the time on next day.
• They need to identify the repairs and report it to the restaurant management.
• The waitress needs to maintain the restaurant clean and tidy.
• They are responsible to offer efficient services and make the customer to come once again.
• They need to get the ordered items with in quick time and offer them to the patients in the pleasant manner.
• Train the newly appointed staff and brief them about the restaurant ethics, rules and culture.
• They need to attend phone calls and make prior reservation.

About waitressing jobs

A waitress is a person responsible to serve the customers visiting the restaurant or hotel. They take orders from the customers and get the dishes ordered by them. Depending on the restaurant type, the work of waiter gets changed. They welcome the customers and ensure that they offer all the services required to them. Waitresses in some hotels make bills and receive payments from the customers and pay them at the cash counter. The waitress needs to work at any hour throughout day and they usually work in evening hours and weekends. They act as a bridge between the customer and chef of the restaurant. It is the responsibility of the waitress to take order from the customers and submit it to the chef to get it ready quickly. The main task of the waitress is to arrange the table for visiting diners. They collaborate and work closely with the stewards, captain and restaurant mangers etc to offer best services to the customers coming in to the restaurant. They need to respond properly to the queries placed by the patrons regarding the dishes and explain them in polite way. The waitress after taking the order from the customer needs to readout the order for confirmation. After the customers complete eating food, then it is responsibility of the waitress to ask the customers if they would like to have deserts or any soft drinks. They need to check and refill the water while the patron is dining. They are given some tables and they need to escort the customers by making them feel comfortable to sit and have dinner. The waitress even clean tables, clear dishes, place napkins, table cloths, silver wares etc that are required on the table before customers starts dining.

The waitress in some cases even performs several administrative duties as assigned by the senior management. They even perform preparation work like filling salt, sugar and pepper in the containers that are placed in the restaurant.