Food service counter attendants
Food service counter attendants serve customers at food counters and finish preparation of simple food items in restaurants, cafes, hotels, fast food outlets, cafeterias, hospitals and other settings.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Food service counter attendants - from $4,887 to $10,351 per month - 2026.
- A Food service counter attendants typically earns between $4,887 and $6,063 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $4,999 and $6,577 per month for a working week of 38 hours.
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Job Responsibilities
- Serving food to customers at counters
- Ascertaining the products desired by customers, assisting them in making choices and taking orders
- Cleaning, peeling, slicing and trimming foodstuffs, using manual and electric appliances
- Preparing simple food items and reheating prepared meals
- Portioning and wrapping food or placing it directly on plates for service to patrons
- Packaging takeaway food
- Stocking refrigerators, salad and buffet bars and keeping records of the quantities of food used
- Receiving payment for food items purchased