Waiters and WaitressesONS Earnings by Occupation Gross 2021
view galleries Minimum - £8.91
Waiters & waitresses - £7.20
Bar staff - £8.17
Leisure and theme park attendants - £8.62
Beauticians and related occupations - £8.72
Other elementary services occupations - £8.80
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. - £8.85
Hairdressers and related services - £8.91
Hairdressers and barbers - £8.91
Kitchen and catering assistants - £8.92
Vehicle valeters and cleaners - £8.95
Florists - £9.05
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers - £9.05
Sewing machinists - £9.13
Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. - £9.14
Chefs - £9.20
Smiths and forge workers - £9.25
Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. - £9.27
Elementary cleaning occupations - £9.30
Cleaners and domestics - £9.30
Footwear and leather working trades - £9.41
Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. - 9.45
Market and street traders and assistants - 9.48
Elementary administration and service occupations - 9.50
Nursery nurses and assistants - 9.53
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants - 9.55
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs - 9.56
Elementary occupations - 9.58
Sales and retail assistants - 9.64
Food preparation and hospitality trades - 9.64
Cooks - 9.65
Fishmongers and poultry dressers - 9.66
Sales assistants and retail cashiers - 9.67
Housekeepers and related occupations - 9.71
School midday and crossing patrol occupations - 9.78
Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. - 9.78
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers - 9.79
Retail cashiers and check-out operators - 9.79
Sales occupations - 9.81
Sports and leisure assistants - 9.81
Shelf fillers - 9.81
Industrial cleaning process occupations - 9.81
Care escorts - 9.81
Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. - 9.83
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades - 9.84
Receptionists - 9.84
Elementary sales occupations - 9.85
Elementary security occupations n.e.c. - 9.86
Textile process operatives - 9.87
Window cleaners - 9.97
Playworkers - 9.97
Print finishing and binding workers - 9.99
Tailors and dressmakers - 10.00
Sales and customer service occupations - 10.00
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations - 10.00
Elementary process plant occupations - 10.00
Elementary agricultural occupations - 10.00
Catering and bar managers - 10.00
Farm workers - 10.00
Animal care services occupations n.e.c. - 10.00
Textiles and garments trades - 10.00
Market research interviewers - 10.05
Elementary trades and related occupations - 10.07
Merchandisers and window dressers - 10.07
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives - 10.08
Travel agents - 10.09
Telephone salespersons - 10.10
Elementary security occupations - 10.16
Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. - 10.18
Care workers and home carers - 10.19
Van drivers - 10.20
Rubber process operatives - 10.21
Collector salespersons and credit agents - 10.22
Childcare and related personal services - 10.24
Housekeeping and related services - 10.25
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters - 10.25
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors - 10.29
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors - 10.29
Customer service occupations n.e.c. - 10.33
Refuse and salvage occupations - 10.34
Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. - 10.34
Educational support assistants - 10.35
Roundspersons and van salespersons - 10.36
Call and contact centre occupations - 10.36
Street cleaners - 10.36
Caring, leisure and other service occupations - 10.37
Telephonists - 10.40
Customer service occupations - 10.41
Horticultural trades - 10.43
Caring personal service occupations - 10.43
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) - 10.45
Sales related occupations n.e.c. - 10.45
Teaching assistants - 10.46
Sales related occupations - 10.46
Groundsmen and greenkeepers - 10.48
Elementary storage occupations - 10.50
Elementary storage occupations - 10.50
Dental nurses - 10.50
Hospital porters - 10.51
Typists and related keyboard occupations - 10.51
Animal care and control services - 10.58
Sales supervisors - 10.59
Sales supervisors - 10.59
Glass and ceramics process operatives - 10.59
Fitness instructors - 10.60
Air travel assistants - 10.61
Caring personal services - 10.62
Customer service occupations - 10.62
Caretakers - 10.62
Gardeners and landscape gardeners - 10.62
Bakers and flour confectioners - 10.62
Debt, rent and other cash collectors - 10.63
Process operatives - 10.66
Security guards and related occupations - 10.72
Publicans and managers of licensed premises - 10.72
Secretarial and related occupations - 10.78
Secretarial and related occupations - 10.78
Skilled agricultural and related trades - 10.80
Agricultural and related trades - 10.80
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers - 10.80
Leisure and travel services - 10.81
Upholsterers - 10.83
Elementary construction occupations - 10.84
Elementary construction occupations - 10.84
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers - 10.85
Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. - 10.88
Butchers - 10.88
Printing machine assistants - 10.90
Weavers and knitters - 10.91
Senior care workers - 10.93
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors - 10.94
School secretaries - 10.96
Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters - 11.00
Farmers - 11.00
Paper and wood machine operatives - 11.01
Assemblers and routine operatives - 11.03
Library clerks and assistants - 11.03
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants - 11.04
Parking and civil enforcement occupations - 11.07
Sales administrators - 11.18
Laboratory technicians - 11.20
Sports coaches, instructors and officials - 11.24
Plastics process operatives - 11.24
Sports and fitness occupations - 11.25
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants - 11.25
Records clerks and assistants - 11.26
Stock control clerks and assistants - 11.26
Process, plant and machine operatives - 11.27
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors - 11.27
Fork-lift truck drivers - 11.28
Other skilled trades - 11.30
Metal working machine operatives - 11.32
Weighers, graders and sorters - 11.33
Agricultural machinery drivers - 11.34
Road transport drivers - 11.40
Childminders and related occupations - 11.40
Bank and post office clerks - 11.41
Floorers and wall tilers - 11.43
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers - 11.46
Process, plant and machine operatives - 11.50
Estate agents and auctioneers - 11.50
Printing trades - 11.52
Moulders, core makers and die casters - 11.54
Medical secretaries - 11.54
Other skilled trades n.e.c. - 11.59
Coal mine operatives - 11.60
Administrative occupations: Records - 11.62
Other administrative occupations - 11.64
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives - 11.69
Pest control officers - 11.71
Other administrative occupations n.e.c. - 11.72
Air transport operatives - 11.75
Bus and coach drivers - 11.75
Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. - 11.80
Veterinary nurses - 11.83
Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services - 11.85
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters - 11.85
Legal secretaries - 11.86
Electroplaters - 11.86
Construction operatives n.e.c. - 11.93
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. - 11.96
Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) - 11.97
Human resources administrative occupations - 11.97
Printers - 11.98
Administrative and secretarial occupations - 12.00
Plant and machine operatives - 12.00
Building finishing trades - 12.04
Painters and decorators - 12.09
Sheet metal workers - 12.12
Company secretaries - 12.18
Forestry workers - 12.20
Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. - 12.22
Marine and waterways transport operatives - 12.29
TV, video and audio engineers - 12.30
Administrative occupations - 12.30
Conservation and environmental associate professionals - 12.30
Conservation and environmental associate professionals - 12.30
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants - 12.33
Pre-press technicians - 12.35
Personal assistants and other secretaries - 12.43
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators - 12.44
Administrative occupations: Finance - 12.49
Mobile machine drivers and operatives - 12.50
Construction and building trades n.e.c. - 12.50
Steel erectors - 12.58
Houseparents and residential wardens - 12.58
Large goods vehicle drivers - 12.60
Road construction operatives - 12.66
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants - 12.67
Pharmaceutical technicians - 12.71
Construction operatives - 12.72
Skilled trades occupations - 12.74
Medical and dental technicians - 12.75
Process operatives n.e.c. - 12.78
Elementary administration occupations - 12.83
Routine inspectors and testers - 12.86
Officers of non-governmental organisations - 12.89
Vehicle body builders and repairers - 12.91
Credit controllers - 12.93
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. - 12.94
Welding trades - 12.99
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks - 13.00
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians - 13.00
Youth and community workers - 13.01
Office supervisors - 13.01
Plasterers - 13.01
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers - 13.02
Metal forming, welding and related trades - 13.05
Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors - 13.08
Quarry workers and related operatives - 13.09
Metal making and treating process operatives - 13.11
Vehicle trades - 13.13
Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services - 13.21
Carpenters and joiners - 13.23
Administrative occupations: Government and related organisations - 13.24
National government administrative occupations - 13.24
Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. - 13.24
Vehicle paint technicians - 13.25
Driving instructors - 13.25
Culture, media and sports occupations - 13.29
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. - 13.37
Construction and building trades - 13.39
Welfare and housing associate professionals - 13.42
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers - 13.48
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) - 13.48
Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers - 13.49
Health and social care associate professionals - 13.50
Finance officers - 13.61
Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail - 13.65
Quality assurance technicians - 13.68
Precision instrument makers and repairers - 13.69
Skilled construction and building trades - 13.70
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale - 13.71
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale - 13.71
Product, clothing and related designers - 13.72
Communication operators - 13.76
Child and early years officers - 13.79
Metal machining setters and setter-operators - 13.81
Design occupations - 13.82
Legal associate professionals - 13.83
Legal associate professionals - 13.83
Graphic designers - 13.83
Science, engineering and production technicians - 13.87
Local government administrative occupations - 13.90
Clergy - 13.91
Bricklayers and masons - 13.99
Dispensing opticians - 14.04
Boat and ship builders and repairers - 14.06
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists - 14.06
Librarians - 14.12
Human resources and industrial relations officers - 14.16
Chemical and related process operatives - 14.18
Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services - 14.26
Building and civil engineering technicians - 14.27
Managers and directors in storage and warehousing - 14.33
Crane drivers - 14.33
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals - 14.37
Librarians and related professionals - 14.37
Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. - 14.38
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture - 14.40
Archivists and curators - 14.43
Marketing associate professionals - 14.45
Elected officers and representatives - 14.60
Leisure and sports managers - 14.61
Water and sewerage plant operatives - 14.61
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades - 14.62
Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades - 14.66
Counsellors - 14.71
IT user support technicians - 14.74
Health associate professionals n.e.c. - 14.76
Authors, writers and translators - 14.79
Health associate professionals - 14.81
Business and related associate professionals n.e.c. - 14.88
Police community support officers - 14.91
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. - 14.94
Garage managers and proprietors - 14.95
Other managers and proprietors - 14.96
Planning, process and production technicians - 14.97
Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out - 14.97
Information technology technicians - 14.98
Administrative occupations: Office managers and supervisors - 14.99
Metal working production and maintenance fitters - 15.00
Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers - 15.00
IT engineers - 15.00
Customer service managers and supervisors - 15.02
Customer service managers and supervisors - 15.02
Housing officers - 15.04
Artists - 15.07
Draughtspersons - 15.12
Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians - 15.20
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors - 15.27
IT operations technicians - 15.32
Artistic, literary and media occupations - 15.34
Architectural and town planning technicians - 15.46
Energy plant operatives - 15.50
Business sales executives - 15.57
Office managers - 15.57
Electricians and electrical fitters - 15.58
Estimators, valuers and assessors - 15.59
Prison service officers (below principal officer) - 15.62
Managers and directors in transport and logistics - 15.66
Rail construction and maintenance operatives - 15.70
Electrical and electronic trades - 15.74
Metal plate workers, and riveters - 15.80
Associate professional and technical occupations - 15.90
Inspectors of standards and regulations - 15.93
Buyers and procurement officers - 16.07
Telecommunications engineers - 16.17
Managers and proprietors in other services - 16.21
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. - 16.22
Public services and other associate professionals - 16.23
Conservation professionals - 16.23
Public relations professionals - 16.36
Welfare professionals n.e.c. - 16.58
Fire service officers (watch manager and below) - 16.62
Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. - 16.66
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers - 16.76
Pipe fitters - 16.89
Web design and development professionals - 16.89
Importers and exporters - 16.92
Construction and building trades supervisors - 17.15
Construction and building trades supervisors - 17.15
Business, finance and related associate professionals - 17.16
Business and public service associate professionals - 17.17
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors - 17.25
Managers and proprietors in health and care services - 17.32
Engineering technicians - 17.37
Electrical and electronics technicians - 17.40
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors - 17.45
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors - 17.45
Health care practice managers - 17.46
Rail travel assistants - 17.49
Conservation and environment professionals - 17.60
Public services associate professionals - 17.73
Health and safety officers - 17.73
Managers and directors in transport and distribution - 17.98
Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. - 18.02
Arts officers, producers and directors - 18.09
Property, housing and estate managers - 18.24
Chemical scientists - 18.24
Environment professionals - 18.53
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals - 18.59
Insurance underwriters - 18.66
Social and humanities scientists - 18.67
Town planning officers - 18.71
Media professionals - 18.73
Financial accounts managers - 18.83
Probation officers - 19.03
Business and related research professionals - 19.06
Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors - 19.16
Welfare professionals - 19.24
Finance and investment analysts and advisers - 19.29
Nurses - 19.31
Nursing and midwifery professionals - 19.37
Therapy professionals n.e.c. - 19.37
Speech and language therapists - 19.37
Podiatrists - 19.38
Therapy professionals - 19.38
Health professionals n.e.c. - 19.38
Occupational therapists - 19.38
Physiotherapists - 19.39
Social services managers and directors - 19.41
Chartered surveyors - 19.54
Mechanical engineers - 19.55
Quality control and planning engineers - 19.63
Protective service occupations - 19.67
Protective service occupations - 19.67
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers - 19.76
Rail transport operatives - 19.78
Aircraft maintenance and related trades - 19.85
Natural and social science professionals - 19.89
Construction project managers and related professionals - 19.93
Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. - 20.02
Dancers and choreographers - 20.03
Health professionals - 20.03
Biological scientists and biochemists - 20.07
Social workers - 20.08
Production and process engineers - 20.09
Police officers (sergeant and below) - 20.24
Midwives - 20.29
Barristers and judges - 20.46
Architects, town planners and surveyors - 20.55
Civil engineers - 20.60
Environmental health professionals - 20.62
Veterinarians - 20.77
Further education teaching professionals - 20.83
Physical scientists - 20.93
Medical radiographers - 20.94
Chartered architectural technologists - 21.01
Managers, directors and senior officials - 21.03
Financial and accounting technicians - 21.03
Waste disposal and environmental services managers - 21.04
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors - 21.09
Production managers and directors in construction - 21.10
Dental practitioners - 21.23
Engineering professionals n.e.c. - 21.25
Chartered and certified accountants - 21.26
Design and development engineers - 21.33
Engineering professionals - 21.37
Quality and regulatory professionals - 21.37
Architects - 21.53
Education advisers and school inspectors - 21.57
Business, media and public service professionals - 21.63
Pharmacists - 21.73
Management consultants and business analysts - 21.94
Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c. - 21.95
Professional occupations - 21.99
Science, research, engineering and technology professionals - 21.99
Quantity surveyors - 22.19
Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services - 22.26
Special needs education teaching professionals - 22.50
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals - 22.51
Production managers and directors - 22.59
Paramedics - 22.66
Ophthalmic opticians - 22.78
Corporate managers and directors - 22.82
Production managers and directors in manufacturing - 22.94
Information technology and telecommunications professionals - 22.98
Programmers and software development professionals - 22.98
Sales accounts and business development managers - 22.99
Business, research and administrative professionals - 23.00
Other drivers and transport operatives - 23.00
Production managers and directors in mining and energy - 23.10
Primary and nursery education teaching professionals - 23.24
Financial institution managers and directors - 23.53
Financial institution managers and directors - 23.53
Purchasing managers and directors - 23.82
Solicitors - 23.96
Teaching and educational professionals - 24.17
Teaching and educational professionals - 24.17
Psychologists - 24.28
Human resource managers and directors - 24.33
Health professionals - 24.44
Secondary education teaching professionals - 24.59
Actuaries, economists and statisticians - 24.61
Health and social services managers and directors - 24.73
Research and development managers - 24.80
Research and development managers - 24.80
IT specialist managers - 24.81
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers - 24.95
Taxation experts - 25.19
Electrical engineers - 25.35
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. - 25.47
Brokers - 25.54
Functional managers and directors n.e.c. - 25.88
Business and financial project management professionals - 26.06
Health services and public health managers and directors - 26.41
Legal professionals - 26.60
IT project and programme managers - 26.69
Electronics engineers - 26.89
Senior officers in protective services - 27.39
Higher education teaching professionals - 27.69
Functional managers and directors - 28.91
Senior police officers - 29.00
Information technology and telecommunications directors - 29.50
Financial managers and directors - 30.66
Medical practitioners - 30.99
Advertising and public relations directors - 31.35
Train and tram drivers - 31.78
Senior professionals of educational establishments - 33.54
Marketing and sales directors - 35.77
Legal professionals n.e.c. - 38.34
Chief executives and senior officials - 40.15
Chief executives and senior officials - 43.15
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