Food Service35-3023.00Specialization

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.

$29,540

Median Pay

Less than 6 months

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AI Resilience Score

Score 5/6: low AI task exposure, growing job demand provides strong protection from AI displacement

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AI Exposure

Low+2

6% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth

Growing+2

+6% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage

Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 12/25

Total Score5/6

Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09

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Key Responsibilities

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.
Serve food, beverages, or desserts to customers in such settings as take-out counters of restaurants or lunchrooms, business or industrial establishments, hotel rooms, and cars.
Monitor and order supplies or food items, and restock as necessary to maintain inventory.
Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary.
Brew coffee and tea, and fill containers with requested beverages.
Clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Less than high school

Time to Job Ready

0-0.5 years

Based on Job Zone 1. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Aldelo Systems Aldelo for Restaurants ProCompris softwareFacebookFoodman Home-DeliveryIntuit QuickBooks Point of SaleMenu and nutrition database softwareMICROS Systems HSI Profits SeriesMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft WindowsNCR Advanced Checkout SolutionNCR NeighborhoodPOSPlexis Software Plexis POSPoint of sale POS softwareQuizlet

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityTime SharingTrunk StrengthInformation OrderingManual DexterityProblem Sensitivity

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Compensation Details

$22,190

10th Percentile

$29,540

Median

$36,880

90th Percentile

Based on 3,676,580 employed workers

Also Known As

Back of House Team Member (BOH Team Member)Bakery AssociateBaristaBistro Team MemberCafe ServerCafe WorkerCafeteria Food ServerCafeteria Lunchroom Counter AttendantCafeteria ServerCafeteria Worker

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 35-3023.00