Dining room busser vs dining room server

The differences between dining room bussers and dining room servers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dining room busser has an average salary of $32,363, which is higher than the $29,540 average annual salary of a dining room server.

The top three skills for a dining room busser include BARS, fine dining and assist servers. The most important skills for a dining room server are fine dining, food service, and cleanliness.

Dining room busser vs dining room server overview

	Dining Room Busser	Dining Room Server
Yearly salary	$32,363	$29,540
Hourly rate	$15.56	$14.20
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	36,890	99,079
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	-	-

Dining room busser vs dining room server salary

Dining room bussers and dining room servers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dining Room Busser	Dining Room Server
Average salary	$32,363	$29,540
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Marysville, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Eastmont School District
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between dining room busser and dining room server education

There are a few differences between a dining room busser and a dining room server in terms of educational background:

	Dining Room Busser	Dining Room Server
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dining room busser vs dining room server demographics

Here are the differences between dining room bussers' and dining room servers' demographics:

	Dining Room Busser	Dining Room Server
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Asian, 7.5% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between dining room busser and dining room server duties and responsibilities

Dining room busser example responsibilities.

Manage accounts, events and revenue practices through Delphi.fdc.
Monitor cleanliness of dining room and overall resident satisfaction, encourage resident socialization, assist with meals as needed.
Maintain customer attentiveness and a neat appearance.

Dining room server example responsibilities.

Schedule all reservations and plan seating arrangements with management prior to dinner service.
Contribute wine and food pairing knowledge to allow for guarantee customer satisfaction during dining experience.
Clean and polish glass shelves and doors of service bars and equipment.
Used a POS to charge members and their guests for monthly billing.
Assist in overseeing the day-to-day operations and performance of the VIP service team.
Coordinate VIP services including; greet and check in VIP's as they arrive at the hotel.

Dining room busser vs dining room server skills

Common dining room busser skills

BARS, 24%
Fine Dining, 18%
Assist Servers, 14%
In-Room, 11%
Wine, 10%
Meal Service, 6%

Common dining room server skills

Fine Dining, 13%
Food Service, 12%
Cleanliness, 10%
Wine, 7%
Beverage Orders, 7%
Food Handling, 5%

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