Occupational Employment Statistics
35-3023 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. Counter attendants who also wait tables are included in ?Waiters and Waitresses? (35-3031),
Southwest Minnesota
| 4,070 | 190 | $15.14/hr | $11.98/hr | $13.86/hr | $14.53/hr | $17.10/hr | $17.83/hr |
Minnesota
| 57,230 | 3,892 | $15.72/hr | $13.34/hr | $14.11/hr | $14.79/hr | $17.56/hr | $18.27/hr |
U S
| 3,676,580 | 22,059 | $14.93/hr | $11.00/hr | $13.03/hr | $14.64/hr | $17.06/hr | $18.28/hr |
Manufacturing | 420 | $15.17/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 4,010 | $15.28/hr |
Information | 600 | $12.92/hr |
Education and Health Services | 110 | $20.16/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | 51,680 | $14.78/hr |
Other Services | 120 | $15.50/hr |
Public Administration | 290 | $19.98/hr |
Northeast Balance of State
| 1,140 | $14.43/hr | N/A |
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 1,380 | $14.37/hr | N/A |
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 1,630 | $14.74/hr | N/A |
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 1,900 | $13.65/hr | N/A |
St Cloud MN MSA
| 2,240 | $14.58/hr | N/A |
Rochester MN MSA
| 2,430 | $14.78/hr | N/A |
Southwest Balance of State
| 2,670 | $14.38/hr | N/A |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 2,820 | $14.44/hr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 3,140 | $14.44/hr | 4.3% |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 3,470 | $14.75/hr | N/A |
Northwest Balance of State
| 3,960 | $14.34/hr | N/A |
Southwest Minnesota
| 4,070 | $14.53/hr | 3.9% |
Southeast Balance of State
| 4,140 | $14.36/hr | N/A |
Northwest Minnesota
| 4,760 | $14.34/hr | 4.2% |
Southeast Minnesota
| 5,830 | $14.50/hr | 4.2% |
Central Minnesota
| 6,580 | $14.69/hr | 4.7% |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 32,550 | $15.76/hr | 4.0% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 37,110 | $15.32/hr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 57,230 | $14.79/hr | 4.2% |
Waiters and Waitresses
| 38,760 | $11.82/hr | 0.1% |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
| 7,770 | $14.49/hr | 3.0% |
Cashiers
| 58,840 | $15.36/hr | -6.8% |
Cooks, Short Order
| 780 | $17.56/hr | 6.0% |
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
| 2,180 | $15.43/hr | 6.9% |
Food Preparation Workers
| 18,860 | $16.75/hr | -6.3% |
- 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.