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Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Career B (or your target career)

Food Service Managers

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Comparison table

MetricDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender HelpersFood Service Managers
National median salary$33,980$69,390
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment542,750238,430
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsService Orientation, Active Listening, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, SpeakingSpeaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources
Related careersCashiers, Chefs and Head Cooks, Cooks, Fast Food, Baggage Porters and BellhopsCooks, Fast Food, Waiters and Waitresses, Food Scientists and Technologists, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers dashboardFood Service Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

14%

3 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

19

Current-only skills

0

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

  • Active Listening+1.5 level
  • Coordination+1.0 level
  • Service Orientation+1.6 level

Only in Food Service Managers

  • Monitoring
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Critical Thinking
  • Time Management
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources

Only in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

  • None