471632 Waiter
Serves food and beverages in a hotel, restaurant, club or dining establishment.
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Unit group
- 4716 Sommeliers and Waiters
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 4
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OSCA 2024 is the current Australian occupation classification for storing, organising and reporting occupation information. Use this OSCA record for current Australian statistical and analytical classification work.
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Serves food and beverages in a hotel, restaurant, club or dining establishment.
Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.
Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 4
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Sub-major group
- 47 Hospitality Workers
- Minor group
- 471 Hospitality Workers
- Unit group
- 4716 Sommeliers and Waiters
Tasks
- Sets up tables and arranges seating for customers
- Takes orders from customers for food and beverages
- Provides recommendations and suggestions to customers regarding menu items
- Clears tables and ensures the dining area is clean and presentable
- Handles customer enquiries and resolves issues or complaints
- Takes payment from customers
- Stocks and replenishes supplies and inventory as needed
- Follows health and safety regulations and maintains a clean and hygienic work environment
Skill level guidance
Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.
How to use this occupation page
Start with the official OSCA title and task list. Then confirm the parent unit group and compare the related occupations on this page if the job title is broad, overlapping or used differently across employers.
The ANZSIC links are there to help when the same occupation appears across several industries and you need the business-side classification as well.
Related occupations
Industry context
Alternative titles
- Food and Beverage Attendant
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Compare OSCA 471632 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code471632 Waiter | 471631 Sommelier |
|---|---|---|
| Official role definition | Serves food and beverages in a hotel, restaurant, club or dining establishment. | Advises customers and businesses on the matching of wine and other alcoholic beverages with food menu items. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 4 | Skill Level 3 |
| Key tasks |
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| Alternative titles |
| Not stated |
Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
In this section
- 471631Sommelier
- 471632Waiter
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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