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35-3023 Fast Food and Counter Workers

Occupational Description:
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. Counter attendants who also wait tables are included in ?Waiters and Waitresses? (35-3031),

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	6,770	229	$15.85/hr	$13.59/hr	$14.32/hr	$15.25/hr	$17.49/hr	$18.32/hr
Northeast Minnesota	3,320	157	$15.03/hr	$12.35/hr	$13.98/hr	$14.43/hr	$16.95/hr	$17.34/hr
Northwest Minnesota	5,410	181	$15.12/hr	$12.09/hr	$14.05/hr	$14.55/hr	$17.03/hr	$17.75/hr
Southeast Minnesota	6,180	227	$15.34/hr	$11.97/hr	$14.17/hr	$14.79/hr	$17.07/hr	$18.13/hr
Southwest Minnesota	4,370	186	$15.26/hr	$11.74/hr	$14.12/hr	$14.77/hr	$17.02/hr	$17.80/hr
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	32,880	496	$16.49/hr	$13.73/hr	$14.77/hr	$16.94/hr	$17.68/hr	$18.77/hr
Minnesota	59,220	3,612	$16.00/hr	$13.64/hr	$14.41/hr	$15.62/hr	$17.51/hr	$18.32/hr
U S	3,780,930	26,467	$15.33/hr	$11.06/hr	$13.27/hr	$14.90/hr	$17.33/hr	$18.97/hr

Leading Industries for Fast Food and Counter Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	420	$14.91/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	4,100	$15.56/hr
Information	480	$13.04/hr
Professional and Business Services	40	$18.40/hr
Education and Health Services	470	$16.26/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	53,310	$15.73/hr
Other Services	100	$14.82/hr
Public Administration	300	$16.03/hr

Other Regional Data for Fast Food and Counter Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	1,250	$14.66/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	1,590	$14.38/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	1,700	$13.97/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	1,760	$15.01/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	2,200	$14.73/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	2,570	$15.02/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	2,670	$14.51/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	2,950	$14.35/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	3,320	$14.43/hr	4.3%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	3,970	$14.67/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	4,370	$14.77/hr	3.9%
Southeast Balance of State	4,460	$14.49/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	4,570	$14.55/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	5,410	$14.55/hr	4.2%
Southeast Minnesota	6,180	$14.79/hr	4.2%
Central Minnesota	6,770	$15.25/hr	4.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	32,880	$16.94/hr	4.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	37,380	$16.93/hr	N/A
Minnesota	59,220	$15.62/hr	4.2%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Waiters and Waitresses	38,540	$11.97/hr	0.1%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	7,710	$14.54/hr	3.0%
Cashiers	57,290	$15.83/hr	-6.8%
Cooks, Short Order	1,260	$14.31/hr	6.0%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	2,350	$15.67/hr	6.9%
Food Preparation Workers	23,720	$17.02/hr	-6.3%

Task for Fast Food and Counter Workers

Prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas.
Receive and process customer payments.
Take customer orders and convey them to other employees for preparation.
Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
Serve prepared foods, such as muffins, biscotti, or bagels.
Distribute food to servers.
Describe menu items to customers or suggest products that might appeal to them.
Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multi counting machines, or pencil and paper.
Prepare and serve cold drinks, or frozen milk drinks or desserts, using drink-dispensing, milkshake, or frozen custard machines.
Brew coffee and tea, and fill containers with requested beverages.