Waiter and cashier vs waitstaff

The differences between waiter and cashiers and waitstaffs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a waitstaff has an average salary of $25,104, which is higher than the $24,818 average annual salary of a waiter and cashier.

The top three skills for a waiter and cashier include dishes, POS and customer service. The most important skills for a waitstaff are food service, beverage orders, and culinary.

Waiter and cashier vs waitstaff overview

	Waiter And Cashier	Waitstaff
Yearly salary	$24,818	$25,104
Hourly rate	$11.93	$12.07
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	133,966	130,467
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	28	28
Years of experience	-	-

Waiter and cashier vs waitstaff salary

Waiter and cashiers and waitstaffs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Waiter And Cashier	Waitstaff
Average salary	$24,818	$25,104
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $33,000	Between $19,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	Falmouth, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between waiter and cashier and waitstaff education

There are a few differences between a waiter and cashier and a waitstaff in terms of educational background:

	Waiter And Cashier	Waitstaff
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Waiter and cashier vs waitstaff demographics

Here are the differences between waiter and cashiers' and waitstaffs' demographics:

	Waiter And Cashier	Waitstaff
Average age	28	28
Gender ratio	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%	Male, 27.3% Female, 72.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 25.6% Asian, 10.6% White, 48.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 8.4% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between waiter and cashier and waitstaff duties and responsibilities

Waiter and cashier example responsibilities.

Manage restaurant sections in order to equalize seating arrangements for each waiter and ensure the restaurant are stocked and well maintain.
Maintain a POS cash drawer, collect payments, and apply discounts for orders.
Learned and aptly operate sophisticated touch-screen POS system contributing to increase efficiency and speed of service.
Operate large volume cooking equipment like buger grills, fryers, and/or griddles.

Waitstaff example responsibilities.

Set up, work in, and manage the private room events as both bartender and waiter.
Assist with stocking of pantry when groceries arrive.
Cater private events and perform light bartending duties.
Increase total restaurant sales by upselling specials and top-shelf liquors.
Work regularly on the pass as well as a waiter.
Offer meal suggestions base on diverse culinary repertoire and expert food knowledge.

Waiter and cashier vs waitstaff skills

Common waiter and cashier skills

Dishes, 42%
POS, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
Clean Tables, 4%
Food Service, 4%
Drink Orders, 4%

Common waitstaff skills

Food Service, 23%
Beverage Orders, 19%
Culinary, 19%
Team Work, 16%
Meal Orders, 8%
Wine, 3%

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