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),
Southeast Minnesota
| 4,930 | 212 | $14.38/hr | $11.81/hr | $13.44/hr | $14.11/hr | $14.80/hr | $17.63/hr |
Manufacturing | 280 | $16.59/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 2,780 | $15.70/hr |
Information | 400 | $11.74/hr |
Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
Education and Health Services | 80 | $21.67/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | 49,570 | $14.73/hr |
Other Services | 110 | $13.12/hr |
Public Administration | 340 | $19.32/hr |
Northeast Balance of State
| 960 | $13.85/hr | N/A |
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 1,350 | $13.52/hr | N/A |
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 1,480 | $11.54/hr | N/A |
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 1,490 | $14.28/hr | N/A |
St Cloud MN MSA
| 1,940 | $14.19/hr | N/A |
Southwest Balance of State
| 2,160 | $13.90/hr | N/A |
Rochester MN MSA
| 2,170 | $14.46/hr | N/A |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 2,700 | $13.69/hr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 2,920 | $13.70/hr | 11.5% |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 3,230 | $13.96/hr | N/A |
Northwest Balance of State
| 3,250 | $13.80/hr | N/A |
Southeast Balance of State
| 3,450 | $13.86/hr | N/A |
Southwest Minnesota
| 3,580 | $14.13/hr | 14.5% |
Northwest Minnesota
| 3,940 | $13.84/hr | 12.0% |
Southeast Minnesota
| 4,930 | $14.11/hr | 13.3% |
Central Minnesota
| 5,980 | $14.53/hr | 10.9% |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 32,040 | $15.20/hr | 12.4% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 36,210 | $15.20/hr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 53,640 | $14.74/hr | 12.4% |
Waiters and Waitresses
| 37,220 | $11.71/hr | 17.4% |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
| 6,800 | $14.76/hr | 22.0% |
Cashiers
| 57,760 | $14.41/hr | -9.3% |
Cooks, Short Order
| 1,130 | $18.35/hr | 12.1% |
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
| 1,990 | $13.84/hr | 57.5% |
Food Preparation Workers
| 17,050 | $15.67/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.