CAREER
CLUSTER
BRIEF

FOOD AND SALES SERVICES

CAREER AREA - PERSONAL SERVICES



Work Performed

Work activities in this group primarily involve providing customers in commercial settings with various services ranging from selling general goods and renting articles to serving food and drinks. Typically, workers receive payment and make change.


Worker Requirements

Willingness to work in a service capacity; patience and courteous manner when dealing with the public; common sense and basic language and math skills to carry out instructions, total costs, make change, and fill out forms; clerical accuracy in keeping simple records; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination; and standing or walking for extended periods.


Sample Occupations


Sample Occupations

Waiter/Waitress Fast-Food Worker
Bartender Retail Sales Worker
Host/Hostess Cashier
Counter Attendant Counter and Rental Clerk


Related Clusters


Related MPC Departments
Computing and Recording Hospitality
Attendant Services