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Career: Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
Job Description
Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Serve food, beverages, or desserts to customers in such settings as take-out counters of restaurants or lunchrooms, business or industrial establishments, hotel rooms, and cars. |
94
|
Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary. |
92
|
Scrub and polish counters, steam tables, and other equipment, and clean glasses, dishes, and fountain equipment. |
91
|
Wrap menu item such as sandwiches, hot entrees, and desserts for serving or for takeout. |
89
|
Prepare bills for food, using cash registers, calculators, or adding machines, and accept payment or make change. |
89
|
Brew coffee and tea, and fill containers with requested beverages. |
80
|
Cook food or prepare food items, such as sandwiches, salads, and ice cream dishes, using standard formulas or following directions. |
76
|
Balance receipts and payments in cash registers. |
76
|
Replenish foods at serving stations. |
59
|
Take customers' orders and write ordered items on tickets, giving ticket stubs to customers when needed to identify filled orders. |
58
|
Serve salads, vegetables, meat, breads, and cocktails, ladle soups and sauces, portion desserts, and fill beverage cups and glasses. |
56
|
Deliver orders to kitchens, and pick up and serve food when it is ready. |
56
|
Add relishes and garnishes to food orders, according to instructions. |
53
|
Order items needed to replenish supplies. |
44
|
Set up dining areas for meals and clear them following meals. |
32
|
Carve meat. |
22
|
Arrange reservations for patrons of dining establishments. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
58
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
56
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
51
|
Getting Information
|
45
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
44
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
38
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
35
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
34
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
33
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
32
|
Processing Information
|
31
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
31
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
31
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
29
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
28
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
28
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
28
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
27
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
26
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
26
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
25
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
25
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
24
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
22
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
22
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
22
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
21
|
Interacting With Computers
|
19
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
19
|
Thinking Creatively
|
18
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
18
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
17
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
17
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
16
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
15
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
15
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
13
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
13
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
6
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
1
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|