Kitchen and Catering Assistants
Wages
New workers start around £2,650. Normal pay is £10,096 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £22,412.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 553,161 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Keeps service area well stocked.
Prepares and serves beverages and light refreshments, accepts payment and gives change.
Cleans and tidies service area, kitchen surfaces, crockery, cutlery, glassware, kitchen utensils and disposes of rubbish.
Carries meat, vegetables and other foodstuffs from delivery van to storeroom and from storeroom to kitchen.
Cleans or prepares food for cooks by hand or machine.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.