Kitchen and catering assistants

Average National Salaries (2020)

What does this career do?

Workers in this unit group assist in the preparation and service of food and beverages in restaurants, cafés and other eating establishments, and perform various cleaning, fetching and carrying tasks.

Typical tasks

• cleans or prepares food for cooks by hand or machine
• carries meat, vegetables and other foodstuffs from delivery van to storeroom and from storeroom to kitchen
• cleans and tidies service area, kitchen surfaces, crockery, cutlery, glassware, kitchen utensils and disposes of rubbish
• prepares and serves beverages and light refreshments, accepts payment and gives change
• keeps service area well stocked.

Current entry requirements

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in relevant areas are available at Levels 1 and 2.

Percentage in work

• Employed

• Unemployed

Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.

Predicted employment status in 2022

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Self Employed

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

• Technical Certificate or Diploma in Professional Cookery (Intermediate) - Level 2
• Diploma in Professional Cookery (Advanced) - Level 3
• Introduction to Professional Cookery - Level 1

About the statistics

Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.