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There will be plenty of Denver restaurant jobs (Click here) available for food service helpers in the coming years.

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers typically work as part of a food and beverage serving team. They help waiters, waitresses, and bartenders by cleaning and setting tables, clearing dirty dishes, keeping serving areas stocked with supplies, and bringing meals and drinks to patrons.

Because these jobs are considered to be entry-level and employees learn the majority of what they need to know through on-the-job training, most employers don't require applicants to have any significant amount of education, although some do prefer to hire those with a high school diploma.

There were about 420,700 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in America during 2008, and jobs in this occupation are expected to grow by 6 percent by 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There will be plenty of job openings in the Denver area as well, as employment is anticipated to increase by 709 jobs - or an average of 2.1 percent each year, for a total of 3,780 workers by 2019.

The top industries that employed dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the Denver area during 2009, according to the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, include:

• Food services and drinking places
• Accommodation
• Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries
• Nursing and residential care facilities
• Hospitals
• Membership organizations and associations
• Educational services
• Performing arts and spectator sports
• General merchandise stores

Although these employees don't earn high salaries, they often earn a lot of extra money through tips. During 2008, the average hourly wage in Denver was $8.41, while the entry-level wage was $7.74 and the experienced-level wage was $9.74.

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