Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Perform duties which combine preparing and serving food and nonalcoholic beverages.
Overview
Tasks
Skills
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
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.
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.