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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Santa Cruz, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Santa Cruz, CA have a median annual salary of $35,640, with 490 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,110 at the 10th percentile to $49,810 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$35,640

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.14

Employment

490

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,110
10th
$35,340
25th
$35,640
Median
$37,200
75th
$49,810
90th

Local compared with national

Santa Cruz, CA

$35,640

Median annual · 2025

United States

$33,980

Median annual · 2025

The Santa Cruz, CA median is 4.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,660).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  2. 2.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 2.9
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.4
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 2.3
  11. 11.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.3
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 2.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Cafe Cartel Systems
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Plexis Software Plexis POS
  • RestaurantPlus PRO

Common tasks

  • Carry linens to or from laundry areas.
  • Carry trays from food counters to tables for cafeteria patrons.
  • Run cash registers.
  • Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.
  • Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths.
  • Set tables with clean linens, condiments, or other supplies.
  • Greet and seat customers.
  • Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
  • Maintain adequate supplies of items, such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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