# Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

> Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/food-servers-nonrestaurant
- SOC code: 35-3041.00
- Career family: Food service
- Median annual pay: $35,360 (10th percentile $28,030, 90th percentile $46,120)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +4.5%
- Openings a year: 48,800
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RSC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 64 |
| Investigative (I) | 8 |
| Artistic (A) | 18 |
| Social (S) | 54 |
| Enterprising (E) | 31 |
| Conventional (C) | 48 |

## What you'd do

- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 85/100)
- Getting Information (importance 82/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 77/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 73/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 71/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 70/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 66/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 61/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 58/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 58/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Food Production, Administration and Management, Education and Training, Public Safety and Security, Mathematics, Psychology, Law and Government, Computers and Electronics

## Also called

Boat Hop, Car Attendant, Car Hop, Curb Attendant, Curb Hop, Curber, Dining Room Server, Food and Beverage Server, Food Cart Attendant, Food Order Delivery Runner

## Related careers

- [Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dining-room-and-cafeteria-attendants-and-bartender-helpers): $33,980 median pay
- [Fast Food and Counter Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-workers): $31,200 median pay
- [Waiters and Waitresses](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/waiters-and-waitresses): $35,230 median pay
- [Food Preparation Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/food-preparation-workers): $35,320 median pay
- [Dishwashers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dishwashers): $34,810 median pay
- [Cooks, Restaurant](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cooks-restaurant): $37,390 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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