NOC 65200: Food and beverage servers

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.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 5 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 5: Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 65200 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 65200

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

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.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• banquet server
• captain waiter/waitress
• chief wine steward
• cocktail waiter/waitress
• food and beverage server
• formal service waiter/waitress
• sommelier
• waiter/waitress
• wine steward

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.

Similar jobs with a different code

• 62020Food service supervisors
• 64300Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses
• 60030Restaurant and food service managers