The professional grades of restaurant waiters are divided into: primary (national professional qualification level 5), intermediate (national professional qualification level 4), advanced (national professional qualification level 3), technician (national professional qualification level 2) and senior technician (national professional qualification level 1).

According to the national professional standards for restaurant waiters, advanced (meet one of the following conditions):

1. After obtaining the intermediate vocational qualification certificate of this occupation, he has been engaged in this occupation for more than 4 years continuously, and has reached the required standard hours after the advanced formal training of this occupation, and has obtained the graduation (completion) certificate.

2. After obtaining the intermediate vocational qualification certificate of this occupation, he has been engaged in this occupation for more than 7 years continuously.

3. Obtain the vocational (professional) graduation certificate of senior technical school or higher vocational school with advanced skills as the training goal, and verify it by the administrative department of labor security.

4 graduates who have obtained the intermediate vocational qualification certificate of this occupation have been engaged in this occupation for more than 2 years.