Catering and Hospitality Careers Guide

About Catering and Hospitality Careers

Do you aspire to work in an industry where you’ll make an impact on people’s lives every day, have great career progression opportunities and have fun? Then working in catering and hospitality is for you.

Did You Know?

You can find the right catering role for you in any of the following areas:

  1. Food and beverage (the industry word for drinks)
  2. Accommodation (like hotels, resorts and B&Bs)
  3. Leisure & tourism (from holidays to day trips)
  4. Travel

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Catering and Hospitality Career Guides

Below you can find information about various routes into the catering and hospitality industry for differing levels of experience and qualifications. You can get access to work experience opportunities, first job tips, salary examples and discover youth-friendly employers who want to help you get ahead!

Catering & Hospitality Career FAQs

Get Into Catering & Hospitality Careers With Youth-Friendly Employers

These employers and organisations are here to help. They care about your potential and desire to learn, not just your qualifications and experience. They may be able to offer traineeships, apprenticeships, graduate schemes, first jobs, careers advice, wellbeing support and much more.

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How Much Can You Earn With Catering & Hospitality Careers?

These LMI Job Trends give you a sneak peek of how much you could earn starting out for certain jobs, and how much your salary could grow with experience.

Top 10 Jobs In Catering & Hospitality

Top 10 most posted jobs

  • Chef
  • Catering
  • Chef de partie
  • Restaurant staff
  • Pub and bar staff
  • Head chef
  • Hotel staff
  • Restaurant management
  • Event staff
  • Housekeeping staff

Top 10 most applied for jobs

  • Restaurant staff
  • Chef
  • Pub and bar staff
  • Catering
  • Housekeeping staff
  • Hotel staff
  • Head chef
  • Restaurant management
  • Concierge
  • Event staff

List of Catering & Hospitality Careers

Here's a full list of roles and areas you could work in, so you can see how much variety there is in this sector!

Catering & Hospitality Career Tips & Opportunities

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Career Resources

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