NOC 2021 · 65200 · TEER 5

Food and beverage servers

Unit group 65200 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.

Express Entry’s programs draw from TEER 0 to 3, so this group is outside them. Provincial streams and other programs have their own rules.

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What this group covers

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.

Example job titles

As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.

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
hotel waiter/waitress - formal service
lounge waiter/waitress
mess waiter/waitress
restaurant waiter/waitress - formal service
room service waiter/waitress
server - food and beverage services
sommelier
steward - food and beverage services
waiter/waitress
waiter/waitress - drive-in restaurant
waiter/waitress - food and beverage services
wine server
wine steward
wine waiter/waitress

Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.