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Fast Food Worker

Fast Food Worker

  • Ideal for those who thrive in fast-paced, customer-focused environments.
  • Play a key role in delivering quick, satisfying meals to the community.
  • Gain diverse skills from food prep to customer service in one role.
💰 Earn $34K-$37K
📚 None
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Overview

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.

Scoop

Minimum Education

None

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

Less than 6 months

Job Openings

912,400 in Total

Earnings

$35,170 Med. in CA

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Day-to-Day

  • Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
  • Scrub and polish counters, steam tables, and other equipment, and clean glasses, dishes, and fountain equipment.
  • Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
  • Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary.
  • Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands
  • Relating with or serving others

You are skilled in 💫

  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Service Orientation

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Support
  • Independence
  • Having freedom
  • Relationships
  • Personal relationships

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