Median Annual Wage: $18,410
Education: Less than high school diploma (70%); High school diploma or equivalent (22%); Post-doctoral training (9%)
Projected Growth: Average (8% to 14%)
Related Job Titles: Crew Member; Deli Clerk (Delicatessen Clerk); Dietary Aide; School Cafeteria Cook; Car Hop; Deli Worker (Delicatessen Worker); Food Service Worker; Prep Cook (Preparation Cook); Server; Counter Attendant
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Source: O*NET OnLine information for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food.
More Food Preparation and Serving Related Careers
- Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
- Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multi counting machines, or pencil and paper.
- Clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas.
- Notify kitchen personnel of shortages or special orders.
- Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
- Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.
- Select food items from serving or storage areas and place them in dishes, on serving trays, or in take-out bags.
- Relay food orders to cooks.
- Prepare and serve cold drinks, or frozen milk drinks or desserts, using drink-dispensing, milkshake, or frozen custard machines.
- Collect and return dirty dishes to the kitchen for washing.
- Perform personnel activities such as supervising and training employees.
- Monitor and order supplies or food items and restock as necessary to maintain inventory.
- Cook or reheat food items such as french fries.
- Wash dishes, glassware, and silverware after meals.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food.