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Fast Food and Counter Workers

$27.93K Median Salary 804.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 15% Job Growth

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About This Career

Perform duties such as taking orders and serving food and beverages. Serve customers at counter or from a steam table. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages.

Reported Job Titles

Cafe Server, Cafeteria Server, Concession Cashier, Deli Worker (Delicatessen Worker), Food Server, Food Service Aide, Food Service Assistant, Food Service Worker, School Cafeteria Cook, Snack Bar Attendant

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Speech Recognition
Near Vision
Speech Clarity

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
Food Production
Public Safety and Security
English Language
Sales and Marketing
Production and Processing
Mathematics
Administration and Management

Skills

Service Orientation
Active Listening
Social Perceptiveness
Coordination

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software
Computer based training software
Point of sale POS software
Office suite software
Operating system software
Data base user interface and query software
Web page creation and editing software

Tools

Commercial use ranges
Bar code reader equipment
Commercial use food slicers
Commercial use food warmers
Magnetic stripe readers and encoders
Point of sale POS terminal
Commercial use deep fryers
Commercial use blenders
Carbonated beverage dispenser
Commercial use scales
Non carbonated beverage dispenser
Commercial use grills
Commercial use food choppers or cubers or dicers
Commercial use coffee or iced tea makers
Cappuccino or espresso machines
Commercial use dishwashers
Soft serve machines
Ice dispensers
Commercial use peelers
Carts
Commercial use cutlery
Commercial use electric can openers
Commercial use molds
Point of sale POS receipt printers
Commercial use food processors
Belt conveyors
Commercial use broilers
Milk dispensers
Commercial use scoops
Commercial use heat lamps
Commercial use dough machines
Food grade sanitizers
Commercial use coffee grinders
Commercial use steamers
Laser printers
Commercial use food grinders
Commercial use toasters
Commercial use graters
Milkshake machines
Commercial use microwave ovens
Commercial use convection ovens
Pocket calculator
Commercial use ovens
Commercial use mixers
Domestic kitchen or food thermometers
Touch screen monitors
Cash registers
Intercom systems
Desktop computers
Personal computers
Slush machines