food service worker
Cafeteria staff member
A food service worker is someone employed in the preparation, serving, or delivery of food in institutional or commercial settings—restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, schools, catering operations.
The term encompasses cooks, servers, dishwashers, and counter staff, often used in contexts emphasizing labor conditions or workplace regulations: Food service workers are among the lowest-paid employees in the hospitality industry.
- waiterOne who serves tables
- waitressFemale restaurant attendant
- front of houseGuest-facing venue operations
- busboyRestaurant table clearer
- back of houseNon-public restaurant operations
dishwasher · cook · chef · barista · caterer · apron · name tag · tray · uniform · tips · minimum wage · shift · double shift · kitchen · hair net · restaurant · cafeteria · lunch rush
- essential workersdoctor, nurse, paramedic, EMT, firefighter
- restaurant workerswaiter, waitress, chef, cook, hostess
- institutional foodcafeteria, school lunch, hospital food, mess hall, chow hall
- airport workerspilot, flight attendant, baggage handler, gate agent, ticket agent
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food service workerhome cook
food service workerdiner
Casual American eatery
customer · guest · restaurant-goer · patron · client
food service workeroffice worker
Indoor professional employee
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