Fast Food & Counter Workers
Cafeteria Worker,
Counter Worker,
Food Service Worker,
Server
What they do: 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.
- DemandHigh
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$27,860Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- 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.
Personality
Interests
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Abilities
Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.
Attention
Do two or more things at the same time
Hand and Finger Use
Hold or move items with your hands
Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Looking for ways to help people
Does this sound like something you'd like to do?
1. Do some research
- Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
- Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
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2. Plan your next move
- Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
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- Search for available Fast Food & Counter Workers jobs on Idaho Works
Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop