Occupation 9263 · Elementary occupations
Kitchen and catering assistants assist in the preparation and service of food and beverages in restaurants, cafés and other eating establishments, and perform various cleaning, fetching and carrying tasks.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 1 and 2.
Catering assistant · Crew member (fast food outlet) · Kitchen assistant · Kitchen porter · Sandwich artist
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 344,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 371,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 410,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 13,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 39,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 424,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 27,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 39,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 27,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 35,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 18,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 41,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 13,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 39,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 56,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 33,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 27,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 45,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 9263 : Kitchen and catering assistants | None | 47,200.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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