7 of the Most Popular Types of Restaurant Support Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Restaurant Support Jobs

• Server

  Salary range: $21,500 - $36,000

  A server is someone who works in a restaurant, providing customer service to restaurant patrons. Servers are responsible for greeting customers, taking orders, bringing their food and drinks, and clearing their plates when finished. They work long shifts on their feet and must be able to work under pressure.

• Restaurant Support Center

  Salary range: $32,000 - $42,500

  Restaurant Support Center is a typical job search query Most salaries for Restaurant Support Center jobs pay between $32,000 (25th percentile) and $42,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Restaurant Support Center job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Restaurant

  Salary range: $40,000 - $64,500

  Restaurant is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Restaurant jobs pay between $40,000 (25th percentile) and $64,500 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Restaurant job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Corporate Restaurant

  Salary range: $52,000 - $79,500

  If you have experience and qualifications in the foodservice industry, you can work in various roles in corporate restaurant chains. Franchises hire people for management, food prep, and service jobs. In these roles, your job duties all revolve around creating a positive customer experience. Managers hire and train cooks and servers, maintain staff schedules, and ensure the smooth operation of the business. Those who work in the kitchen, including the head chef and food prep staff, create, test, and execute recipes and prepare meals for customers. Servers are on the restaurant’s front lines, interacting directly with customers to create an enjoyable dining experience.

• Restaurant Server

  Salary range: $20,000 - $32,000

  A restaurant server works in a restaurant, providing tableside customer service to restaurant patrons. As a restaurant server, your responsibilities and duties include greeting customers, taking their orders, bringing their food and drinks, checking to see that they are enjoying their dining experience, and clearing their plates when finished. You also complete side work which consists of cleaning and preparing the restaurant for the next shift. Your job is to represent the restaurant in a friendly, professional, and knowledgeable manner and provide excellent customer service.

• Server Assistant

  Salary range: $20,000 - $31,500

  A server assistant helps the server or waiter bus the tables and provide enhanced customer experience at a restaurant or other dining establishment. Your primary duties in this job include greeting customers, providing them with menus, keeping the hosting area stocked with menus, refilling water, and clearing all dirty dishware and glasses from the table. You also prepare tables for the next set of customers and provide any other assistance that the server or other front of house staff may need. There are few qualifications needed for this career, but customer service skills are crucial.

• Food Server

  Salary range: $26,000 - $36,000

  As a food server, you serve food in eateries, along with perform other tasks as needed, to make sure guests have an enjoyable dining experience. In addition to serving food, your job duties may include preparing food, stocking supplies, busing tables, taking payment, doing light cleaning, greeting guests, and answering menu questions. You need the stamina to work on your feet throughout your shift and excellent customer service skills. You’ll find food server jobs at sit-down restaurants, fast food joints, counter-service eateries, and sports or event arenas.