Wine steward vs waitress

The differences between wine stewards and waitresses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a wine steward has an average salary of $36,420, which is higher than the $24,770 average annual salary of a waitress.

The top three skills for a wine steward include wine, POS and spirits. The most important skills for a waitress are food orders, food preparation, and customer orders.

Wine steward vs waitress overview

	Wine Steward	Waitress
Yearly salary	$36,420	$24,770
Hourly rate	$17.51	$11.91
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	2,835	87,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	28	28
Years of experience	-	-

Wine steward vs waitress salary

Wine stewards and waitresses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wine Steward	Waitress
Average salary	$36,420	$24,770
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $49,000	Between $17,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Port Chester, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	Albertsons	New York Institute of Technology
Best paying industry	Retail	Hospitality

Differences between wine steward and waitress education

There are a few differences between a wine steward and a waitress in terms of educational background:

	Wine Steward	Waitress
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Wine steward vs waitress demographics

Here are the differences between wine stewards' and waitresses' demographics:

	Wine Steward	Waitress
Average age	28	28
Gender ratio	Male, 59.1% Female, 40.9%	Male, 19.9% Female, 80.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 8.1% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 8.6% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between wine steward and waitress duties and responsibilities

Wine steward example responsibilities.

Conduct weekly wine tastings and make recommendations regarding wine selection.
Implement a POS system improving efficiency with kitchen orders and faster food delivery.
Operate all equipment necessary to prepare grapes for harvest, supervise picking during harvest season.
Formulate detailed lab notebooks for each harvest year to model and compare life of the wines.
Provide customers with exceptional wine and food pairing recommendations.
Promote and demonstrate various wines sell at Costco stores during the holiday season.

Waitress example responsibilities.

Manage a recurring book of business of top VIP clients secure through networking.
Relay orders to bar and kitchen by quickly and accurately recording guest selections and keying them into the POS computer system.
wait tables, handle money, exceed guest expectations, serve food and drinks, micros, clean, side work.
Increase store sales by upselling merchandise.
Enter order/payment information into micros system, deliver receipt and change to the customer.
Bring wine selections to tables with appropriate glasses, and pour the wines for customers.

Wine steward vs waitress skills

Common wine steward skills

Wine, 57%
POS, 14%
Spirits, 12%
Floor Displays, 3%
Strong Customer Service, 2%
Wine Tastings, 2%

Common waitress skills

Food Orders, 13%
Food Preparation, 9%
Customer Orders, 8%
POS, 7%
Drink Orders, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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