Fast Food & Counter Workers
Cafeteria Worker, Counter Worker, Food Service Worker, Server
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Culinary Specialist; Food Service Technician
Culinary Specialist
Food Service Specialist
Culinary Specialist; Culinary Specialist (Submarine); Leading Culinary Specialist; Retail Services Specialist; Submarine Culinary Specialist; Submarine Leading Culinary Specialist
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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.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
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
Abilities
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Concern for Others
- Cooperation
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Computer based training software
- Quizlet
Point of sale POS software
- Foodman Home-Delivery
- Plexis Software Plexis POS
Education
Education: (rated 1 of 5)
no high school diploma/GED or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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