NOC 65200: Food and beverage servers
What food and beverage servers do
Food and beverage servers take patrons' food and beverage orders and serve orders to patrons. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, bars, taverns, private clubs, banquet halls and similar establishments.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Greet patrons, present menus, make recommendations and answer questions regarding food and beverages
- Take orders and relay to kitchen and bar staff
- Recommend wines that complement patrons' meals
- Serve food and beverages
- Prepare and serve specialty foods at patrons' tables
- Present bill to patrons and accept payment
- May order and maintain inventory of wines and wine glassware
- May perform sensory evaluation of wines.
Job titles under NOC 65200
38 job titles are classified here, including banquet server, captain waiter/waitress, chief wine steward.
- assistant waiter/waitress - food and beverage services
- banquet captain
- banquet headwaiter/headwaitress
- banquet server
- banquet waiter/waitress
- bar service waiter/waitress
- beer server
- buffet waiter/waitress
- camp waiter/waitress
- captain waiter/waitress
- captain waiter/waitress - food and beverage services
- captain waiter/waitress - formal service
- caterer waiter/waitress
- chief wine steward
- club car attendant
- cocktail waiter/waitress
- commissary waiter/waitress
- dining car steward
- dining car waiter/waitress
- dining room captain
- dining room steward
- food and beverage server
- formal service waiter/waitress
- headwaiter/headwaitress - food and beverage services
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Formal waiters/waitresses may require completion of a one- or two-year apprenticeship program or College or vocational school courses.
- An apprenticeship program for food and beverage servers is available, but voluntary, in Quebec and Saskatchewan.
- On-the-job training is usually provided.
- Sommeliers may require courses in wine selection and service or Experience as a formal waiter/waitress.
- Responsible beverage service certification is usually required for employees serving alcoholic beverages.
Food and beverage servers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.00/hr | $18.50/hr | $30.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $28.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $20.00/hr | $28.21/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.50/hr | $19.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $19.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $23.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $24.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $25.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $20.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $20.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $24.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.50/hr | $25.00/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $25.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $17.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $26.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $23.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $22.50/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Using NOC 65200 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 38 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Food service supervisors (NOC 62020)
- Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses (NOC 64300)
- Restaurant and food service managers (NOC 60030)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for food and beverage servers?
Food and beverage servers are NOC 2021 unit group 65200. Example job titles in this group include banquet server, captain waiter/waitress, chief wine steward, cocktail waiter/waitress.
What TEER is NOC 65200?
NOC 65200 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do food and beverage servers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $18.50/hr, about $36,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $30.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.