Skilled Trades
Fast Food and Counter Workers
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.
Median salary
$30,480
Typical range
$23k – $39k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Fast Food and Counter Workers
Entry / Junior
$22,620
~2 yrs to advance
Fast Food and Counter Workers
Established
$30,480
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Fast Food and Counter Workers
Senior
$34,640
Key skills
A typical day
- •Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
- •Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.
- •Request and record customer orders, and compute bills, using cash registers, multi-counting machines, or pencil and paper.
- •Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.
- •Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
Fields of study
Any field
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