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This category includes cooks, waiters, waitresses, hosts, bartenders, concession-stand workers and fast-food workers who take orders at the counter or prepare food. About 2 out of 5 of these workers are employed part time.
High school diplomas are not typically required but short-term on-the-job training is common.
Expected growth rate: 10 percent.
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