Vocational Programs for Food and Beverage Serving Workers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $33,060 and $16 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Food and Beverage Serving Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 6,893,410 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Food and Beverage Serving Workers is $5,475. The average length of the programs is 162 hours and the average completion time is 5.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Food and Beverage Serving Workers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Food and Beverage Serving Workers. Total 5 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Food and Beverage Serving Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Bartending/Bartender	5	$5,475	$260	162 Hours	5.50 Months

Related Occupations to Food and Beverage Serving Workers Career

The following 27 occupations are related to Food and Beverage Serving Workers.

Related Occupations toFood and Beverage Serving Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Food Service Managers	246K	$69,580	$33
Chefs and Head Cooks	172K	$62,640	$30
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,177K	$43,310	$21
Cooks, Fast Food	673K	$29,760	$14
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	436K	$35,920	$17
Cooks, Private Household	740	$49,790	$24
Cooks, Restaurant	1,412K	$36,060	$17
Cooks, Short Order	126K	$33,920	$16
Food Preparation Workers	880K	$32,960	$16
Bartenders	711K	$37,090	$18
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,677K	$30,110	$14
Waiters and Waitresses	2,238K	$36,530	$18
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	268K	$33,840	$16
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	483K	$32,730	$16
Dishwashers	464K	$31,650	$15
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	425K	$30,750	$15
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	836K	$34,650	$17
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	14,720	$34,590	$17
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	28,780	$36,100	$17
Concierges	41,020	$40,230	$19
Cashiers	3,299K	$30,710	$15
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	6,220	$42,200	$20
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	264K	$32,570	$16
Bakers	220K	$35,550	$17
Butchers and Meat Cutters	136K	$39,680	$19
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	19,570	$42,410	$20
Food Batchmakers	169K	$40,890	$20

Schools offering vocational programs for Food and Beverage Serving Workers

The following 6 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Food and Beverage Serving Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.