5246 Food Service Counter Attendants
Food service counter attendants serve customers at food counters and finish preparation of simple food items in restaurants, cafés, hotels, fast food outlets, cafeterias, hospitals and other settings. Tasks include - (a) serving food to customers at counters; (b) ascertaining the products desired by customers, assisting them in making choices and taking orders; (c) cleaning, peeling, slicing and trimming foodstuffs, using manual and electric appliances; (d) preparing simple food items and reheating prepared meals; (e) portioning and wrapping food or placing it directly on plates for service to patrons; (f) packaging takeaway food; (g) stocking refrigerators, salad and buffet bars and keeping records of the quantities of food used; (h) receiving payment for food items purchased. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cafeteria counter attendant - Salad bar attendant Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Cook - 5120 - Waiter - 5131 - Bartender - 5132 - Kiosk salesperson - 5211 - Market salesperson - 5211 - Street stall salesperson - 5211 - Fast food preparer - 9411 Notes Vendors from street and market stalls of fresh food products not intended for immediate consumption (such as fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products) are classified in Unit Group 5211: Stall and Market Salespersons. Vendors from street and market stalls of a variety of prepared meals and food items for immediate consumption are classified in Unit Group 5246: Food Service Counter Attendants. Vendors in streets and public places of food and beverages for immediate consumption from pushcarts, trucks, trays or baskets are classified in Unit Group 5212: Street Food Salespersons. Vendors in streets and public places of non-food items (or of pre-packaged non-perishable food items such as confectionery) from pushcarts, trucks, trays or baskets are classified in Unit Group 9520: Street Vendors (excluding Food). Workers who prepare simple food items for immediate consumption, such as hamburger cooks, but have limited direct contact with clients, are classified in Unit Group 9411: Fast Food Preparers. If adapting these categories to national circumstances please note that the aim of separately identifying vendors of food items for immediate consumption is to ensure that jobs that require skills in service, basic preparation and hygienic handling of food are identified. Food service counter attendants generally serve a wider range of more elaborate products and meals than street food salespersons and do not generally transport food using, or sell food from, equipment such as handcarts, bicycles or baskets.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 5246?
- ISCO-08 5246 is "Food Service Counter Attendants". Food service counter attendants serve customers at food counters and finish preparation of simple food items in restaurants, cafés, hotels, fast food outlets, cafeterias, hospitals and other settings. Tasks include - (a) serving food to customers at counters; (b) ascertaining the products desired by customers, assisting them in making choices and taking orders; (c) cleaning, peeling, slicing and trimming foodstuffs, using manual and electric appliances; (d) preparing simple food items and reheating prepared meals; (e) portioning and wrapping food or placing it directly on plates for service to patrons; (f) packaging takeaway food; (g) stocking refrigerators, salad and buffet bars and keeping records of the quantities of food used; (h) receiving payment for food items purchased. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cafeteria counter attendant - Salad bar attendant Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Cook - 5120 - Waiter - 5131 - Bartender - 5132 - Kiosk salesperson - 5211 - Market salesperson - 5211 - Street stall salesperson - 5211 - Fast food preparer - 9411 Notes Vendors from street and market stalls of fresh food products not intended for immediate consumption (such as fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products) are classified in Unit Group 5211: Stall and Market Salespersons. Vendors from street and market stalls of a variety of prepared meals and food items for immediate consumption are classified in Unit Group 5246: Food Service Counter Attendants. Vendors in streets and public places of food and beverages for immediate consumption from pushcarts, trucks, trays or baskets are classified in Unit Group 5212: Street Food Salespersons. Vendors in streets and public places of non-food items (or of pre-packaged non-perishable food items such as confectionery) from pushcarts, trucks, trays or baskets are classified in Unit Group 9520: Street Vendors (excluding Food). Workers who prepare simple food items for immediate consumption, such as hamburger cooks, but have limited direct contact with clients, are classified in Unit Group 9411: Fast Food Preparers. If adapting these categories to national circumstances please note that the aim of separately identifying vendors of food items for immediate consumption is to ensure that jobs that require skills in service, basic preparation and hygienic handling of food are identified. Food service counter attendants generally serve a wider range of more elaborate products and meals than street food salespersons and do not generally transport food using, or sell food from, equipment such as handcarts, bicycles or baskets.
- How does ISCO-08 5246 map to other classification systems?
- 5246 Food Service Counter Attendants has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (4a1125ee-5728-4b1f-b655-7b8eb2e27660, b4bff870-5c8f-4c33-b07f-f04d79830633); SOC 2018 (35-9011). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 5246?
- 5246 Food Service Counter Attendants sits under 5246 Food Service Counter Attendants in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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