busser

Also known as busboy, bus girl, bus person

thumb|A busser clearing a table In North America, a busser, sometimes known as a busboy or busgirl, is a person in the restaurant and catering industry clearing tables, taking dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting tables, refilling and otherwise assisting the waiting staff. In British English, the terms commis waiter, commis boy, and '''waiter's assistant are more common. The term for a busser in the classic brigade de cuisine system is commis de débarrasseur, or simply débarrasseur'''. Bussers are typically placed beneath the waiting staff in organization charts, and are sometimes an appren

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female form of label: plongeuse
male form of label: plongeur en restauration

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Job description
Etiquette
Tip income
Notable former bussers
In popular culture
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thumb|A busser clearing a table In North America, a busser, sometimes known as a busboy or busgirl, is a person in the restaurant and catering industry clearing tables, taking dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting tables, refilling and otherwise assisting the waiting staff. In British English, the terms commis waiter, commis boy, and '''waiter's assistant are more common. The term for a busser in the classic brigade de cuisine system is commis de débarrasseur, or simply débarrasseur'. Bussers are typically placed beneath the waiting staff in organization charts, and are sometimes an apprentice or trainee to waiting staff positions.

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the occupation typically did not require related work experience or a high school diploma, that on-the-job training was short-term, and that the median income in 2024 for the position was US$32,670.