Classification note
- Published code: 5131
- Hierarchy level: unit-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 5 Service and Sales Workers
- Sub Major Group: 51 Personal Service Workers
- Minor Group: 513 Waiters and Bartenders
- Unit Group: 5131 Waiter and waitress
Child groups
- No child groups are published under this code.
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- 10294 - Manufacture of fishmeal for animal feed
- 10751 - Manufacture of frozen prepared meals and dishes
- 10752 - Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes in sealed vacuum containers
- 55101 - Hotels and resort hotels
- 55102 - Gue sthouses
- 55103 - H ome stays
- 55109 - Other short term accommodation activities
- 55200 - Campgrounds, trailer parks, and mobile lodging sites
- 55901 - Accommodation for students
- 55909 - Other accommodation, n.e.c
- 56101 - Restaurant activities
- 56102 - Food service at stalls and markets
- 56103 - Mobile food service
- 56210 - Event catering
- 56291 - Contrac t food services for transportation operators
- 56292 - Operation of canteen
- 56299 - Other types of food service which are not classified elsewhere
- 56301 - Beverage serving activities
- 56302 - Beverage serving activities in store, of mostly non-alcoholic beverages
- 56303 - Serving drinks at stalls and markets
- 56304 - Mobile beverage service
- 87100 - Nursing service facility that provides accommodation
- 87201 - Activities providing care and accommodation for intellectually disabled persons
- 87202 - Activities providing care and accommodation to people with mental health problems
- 87301 - Activities providing care and accommodation for the elderly
- 87302 - Activities to provide care and accommodation to children and youth with disabilities
- 87901 - Activities providing care and accommodation for children and youth. (except those with disabilities have mental health problems and addicted to drugs)
- 87909 - Activities providing care that provides accommodation to other people. which are not classified elsewhere
- 88101 - Social welfare activities that do not provide accommodation for the elderly
- 88102 - Social welfare activities that do not provide accommodation to disabled people
- 88909 - Other social work activities that does not provide accommodation which are not classified elsewhere
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Waiters serve food and beverages at tables in dining and drinking places, clubs, institutions and canteens, on board ships and on passenger trains.
Tasks include
Tasks include - (a) setting tables with clean linen, cutlery, crockery and glassware; (b) greeting customers and presenting them with menus and beverage lists; (c) advising on food and beverage choices; (d) taking orders for food and drinks and passing order to kitchen or bar staff; (e) serving food and beverages to clients at tables; (f) clearing tables and returning dishes and cutlery to kitchen; (g) presenting bills, accepting payment and operating point of sales machines and cash registers.
Included occupations or child groups
Example of the occupations classified here: - Sommelier - Waiter
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Cafe manager -1412 - Restaurant manager - 1412 - Bartender - 5132
Notes
Operators of small cafes, restaurants and bars for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work, are classified in Unit Groups 5120: Cooks, 5131: Waiters or 5132: Bartenders, depending on the main tasks performed.
ISCO-88 correspondence
- 5123