How to become a tea server or steward
Official title: Tea server/steward (excluding bartender, barista and food/drink stall assistant)
Also called: Coffee server, Coffee steward, Pantry assistant, Tea attendant, Tea server, Tea steward, Pantry assistant, Tea attendant
Tea server/steward (excluding bartender, barista and food/drink stall assistant) serves tea and coffee.
Main tasks
- Cleaning equipment, kitchens, food preparation areas and service areas
- Washing dishes and cooking utensils and putting them away
- Preparing, cooking, steaming, toasting and heating simple food items or mixing drink ingredients
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $20,700 a year. The middle half earn $18,840 to $25,008 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a tea server or steward earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $20,700 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $18,840 to $25,008.
Will AI change the work of a tea server or steward?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026