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Main Occupations

Showing the main occupations with the most people employed for your chosen industry Distribution, hotels and restaurants for East of England.

Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers

• Pharmacy and other dispensing assistantsPharmacy and other dispensing assistants work under the supervision of pharmacists or other relevant health professionals to dispense drugs and medicines, issue pre-packaged prescriptions, sell over-the-counter medication, dispense spectacles and contact lenses and other related products.
• Retail cashiers and check-out operatorsRetail cashiers and check-out operators accept payments from customers and give change in respect of sales or services.
• Sales and retail assistantsSales and retail assistants demonstrate and sell a variety of goods and services in shops, stores, showrooms and similar establishments.
• Telephone salespersonsTelephone salespersons obtain, receive, process and record telephone orders for goods and services.
• Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisersVehicle and parts salespersons and advisers sell new and used vehicles to the general public, and vehicle accessories and parts to garages, vehicle dealerships and the general public.

Other Elementary Services Occupations

• Bar staffBar staff prepare, mix and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and beverages at bars in public houses, hotels, clubs and other establishments.
• Hospital portersHospital porters perform various manual tasks in hospitals to assist nursing and domestic staff with the care of patients.
• Kitchen and catering assistantsWorkers in this unit group 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.
• Leisure and theme park attendantsLeisure and theme park attendants monitor the operation of amusement arcades, check tickets of entry to theatres and cinemas and show people to their seats, operate rides at funfairs and theme parks, and entertain and look after guests at holiday camps.
• Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.Workers in this unit group perform a variety of elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 927: Other Elementary Services Occupations.
• Waiters and waitressesWaiters and waitresses serve food and beverages in hotels, clubs, restaurants and other establishments.

Managers and Proprietors in Hospitality and Leisure Services

• Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietorsJob holders in this unit group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources of hotels, hostels, lodging homes, holiday camps, holiday flats and chalets, and organise the domestic, catering, and entertainment facilities on passenger ships.
• Leisure and sports managersLeisure and sports managers organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources required for the provision of sporting, artistic, theatrical and other recreational and amenity services.
• Publicans and managers of licensed premisesPublicans and managers of licensed premises organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources of public houses (non-residential and residential) and bar and catering facilities at non-residential clubs.
• Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietorsRestaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors plan, direct and co-ordinate the catering services of restaurants, hotels and large-scale catering services within other organisations.
• Travel agency managers and proprietorsWorkers in this minor group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate (usually with the help of other managers) the activities and resources of hotels, public houses and similar establishments, restaurants, recreation and entertainment establishments, leisure and sports facilities and travel agencies.