Hospitality
Current Demand for:
Waitperson
A Waitperson is a job role within the Australian hospitality sector.
- A Waitperson ensures customers are receiving appropriate hospitality when at a particular venue.
- They have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and enjoy working in busy environments.
- Wait staff need to be willing to work in the evenings, on weekends and public holidays.
- They are individuals who are comfortable spending long periods of time on their feet.
- Job growth for this high demand role and is expected to increase by 42.3% in the next five years, (Source: SEEK).
Most common salary: $60k
Recommended Course: Recommended Course: Certificate III in Hospitality
Kitchenhands
A kitchenhand is a job role within the Australian hospitality sector.
The position of Kitchen Hand is generally an entry-level role and provides an opportunity to learn how a commercial kitchen operates.
- Assisting with food preparation or assembly and food storage as required.
- Cleaning and maintaining cooking utensils, dishes, cutlery and other equipment.
- Perform general cleaning to maintain a safe and hygienic work environment.
- ob growth for this high demand role and is expected to increase by 6.9% in the next five years, (Source: SEEK).
Most common salary: $60k
Recommended Course: Certificate II in Hosptiality or Certificate II in Kitchen Operations
Sous and Commis Chef
A Sous and Commis Chef is a job role within the Australian hospitality sector.
- Prepare and design menus, taking into account the profitability and efficiency of each dish.
- Direct food preparation, order and purchase supplies and take stock inventories.
- Manage and train kitchen staff, ensuring all staff comply with regulations and safety standards.
- In addition to being an excellent chef, a Sous Chef also needs to lead a kitchen team effectively and ensure the kitchen is run in an efficient and profitable manner.
- Sous Chefs need to be calm under pressure and have a solid work ethic. They also need to have excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Job growth for this high demand role and is expected to increase by 19.4% in the next five years, (Source: SEEK).
Most common salary: $60-70k
Recommended Course: Recommended Course: Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.
Barista
A Barista is a job role within the Australian hospitality sector.
Educating staff on coffee and training them how to use the equipment in order to ensure the coffee-making standards are always high.
- Keeping equipment clean and operating.
- Making coffee and other coffee-based drinks.
- Understanding coffee and coffee making techniques.
- Job growth for this high demand role and is expected to increase by 10.2% in the next five years, (Source: SEEK).
Most common salary: $50k
Recommended Course: Short course.
Bar Attendants
A Bar Attendant is a job role within the Australian hospitality sector.
- Serving drinks, including pouring beers and making coffee.
- Taking food orders.
- Restocking drinks, snacks and coffee beans.
- Operating a point-of-sale terminal and EFTPOS machine.
- Cleaning spills, setting tables and putting out coasters.
- Tapping beer kegs and cleaning beer lines.
- Operating TAB and Keno.
- Facilitating payments from poker machines, or fixing them when they get stuck.
- Filling in timesheets, safety incident reports and stock control logs.
Job growth for this high demand role and is expected to increase by 10.2% in the next five years, (Source: SEEK).
Most common salary: $60k
Recommended Course: Certificate III in Hospitality & RSA.
Bar Manager
A Bar Manager is a job role within the Australian hospitality sector.
- Supervising and supporting staff.
- Monitoring bar, restaurant and conference facilities.
- Ensuring compliance with liquor, gaming and associated laws and regulations.
- Reconciliation and accounting of cash registers and EFTPOS terminals.
- Ensuring customer satisfaction with service and resolving issues when they arise.
- Supervising stock control and cellar activities.
- Managing compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.
- Working with security to log incidents and manage clientele.
Job growth for this high demand role and is expected to increase by 10.2% in the next five years, (Source: SEEK).
Most common salary: $70k
Recommended Course: Vocational Qualification in Hospitality Management & RSA.
