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),
Central Minnesota
| 6,400 | 257 | $14.43/hr | $12.22/hr | $12.68/hr | $14.55/hr | $15.22/hr | $16.17/hr |
Manufacturing | 230 | $15.30/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 3,670 | $16.17/hr |
Information | 130 | $13.47/hr |
Financial Activities | 70 | $16.08/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 180 | $13.52/hr |
Education and Health Services | 90 | $21.10/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | 52,040 | $14.68/hr |
Other Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 280 | $20.66/hr |
Northeast Balance of State
| 1,070 | $12.64/hr | N/A |
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 1,320 | $11.95/hr | N/A |
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 1,500 | $12.97/hr | N/A |
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 1,520 | $12.53/hr | N/A |
St Cloud MN MSA
| 2,060 | $13.06/hr | N/A |
Southwest Balance of State
| 2,180 | $12.65/hr | N/A |
Rochester MN MSA
| 2,340 | $14.47/hr | N/A |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 2,610 | $12.58/hr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 2,950 | $12.63/hr | 11.5% |
Northwest Balance of State
| 3,440 | $12.70/hr | N/A |
Southwest Minnesota
| 3,580 | $12.74/hr | 14.5% |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 3,600 | $12.79/hr | N/A |
Southeast Balance of State
| 3,620 | $12.66/hr | N/A |
Northwest Minnesota
| 4,200 | $12.70/hr | 12.0% |
Southeast Minnesota
| 5,260 | $12.86/hr | 13.3% |
Central Minnesota
| 6,400 | $14.55/hr | 10.9% |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 34,160 | $14.90/hr | 12.4% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 38,360 | $14.87/hr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 56,700 | $14.74/hr | 12.4% |
Waiters and Waitresses
| 32,510 | $13.76/hr | 17.4% |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
| 4,590 | $13.74/hr | 22.0% |
Cashiers
| 61,520 | $14.70/hr | -9.3% |
Cooks, Short Order
| 1,940 | $16.67/hr | 12.1% |
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
| 1,130 | $13.11/hr | 57.5% |
Food Preparation Workers
| 17,500 | $15.53/hr | -4.4% |
- 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.