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Arrange food for serving

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Prepare foods or beverages, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 9 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Place food servings on plates or trays according to orders or instructions.Stays human Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
• Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.Stays human Cooks, Short Order
• Portion and wrap food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons.Stays human Food Preparation Workers
• Select food items from serving or storage areas and place them in dishes, on serving trays, or in take-out bags.Stays human Fast Food and Counter Workers
• Assemble meal trays with foods in accordance with patients' diets.Stays human Food Preparation Workers
• Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.Stays human Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.Stays human Cooks, Restaurant
• Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.Stays human Food Preparation Workers
• Garnish foods and position them on tables to make them visible and accessible.Stays human Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers