Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

waiter/waitresstodomestic butler

A waiter/waitress already meets 34% of what the domestic butler role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From waiter/waitress
34%
Overlap1
To domestic butler
10 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
65.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.4/ 100

1 Share of the domestic butler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the waiter/waitress profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A domestic butler role treats 7 of its required skills as things a waiter/waitress already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • arrange tables
  • check dining room cleanliness
  • maintain personal hygiene standards
  • maintain relationship with customers
  • serve beverages
  • serve food in table service

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A domestic butler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a waiter/waitress background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held check dining room cleanliness information skills
  • already held dietary regimes health and welfare
  • already held arrange tables assisting and caring
  • already held serve wines assisting and caring
  • already held supervise food quality assisting and caring
  • already held serve beverages assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the domestic butler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held organise wine cellar required
  • required, not held oversee guest laundry service required
  • required, not held manage maintenance operations required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held arrange special events optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held coach employees required
  • required, not held communicate by telephone required
  • required, not held give instructions to staff required
  • optional, not held buy groceries optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held perform cleaning duties required
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held remove dust optional
  • optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
  • optional, not held wash vehicles optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held greet guests required
  • optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
  • optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
  • optional, not held make reservations optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor work for special events optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a domestic butler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held arrange tables skill
  • already held check dining room cleanliness skill
  • already held maintain personal hygiene standards skill
  • already held maintain relationship with customers skill
  • already held serve beverages skill
  • already held serve food in table service skill
  • already held serve wines skill
  • already held assist clients with special needs skill
  • already held dietary regimes knowledge
  • already held supervise food quality skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held buy groceries optional
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held remove dust optional
  • optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
  • optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
  • optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
  • optional, not held wash vehicles optional
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held arrange special events optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
  • optional, not held make reservations optional
  • optional, not held monitor work for special events optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
33 held skills the domestic butler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise guests on menus for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role alcoholic beverage products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
  • not needed by the target role assist VIP guests skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail regarding food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • not needed by the target role decant wines skill
  • not needed by the target role detect drug abuse skill
  • not needed by the target role educate customers on coffee varieties skill
  • not needed by the target role educate customers on tea varieties skill
  • not needed by the target role food and beverages on the menu knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role laws regulating serving alcoholic drinks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
  • not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare alcoholic beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare flambeed dishes skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare hot drinks skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare service trolleys skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare the restaurant for service skill
  • not needed by the target role present menus skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role process reservations skill
  • not needed by the target role recommend wines skill
  • not needed by the target role sparkling wines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role take food and beverage orders from customers skill
  • not needed by the target role use food cutting tools skill
  • not needed by the target role welcome restaurant guests skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a hospitality team skill
Index

Other moves recorded from waiter/waitress

Full index of moves from waiter/waitress

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.