Cafe worker vs food service/cashier

The differences between cafe workers and food service/cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cafe worker has an average salary of $28,625, which is higher than the $28,481 average annual salary of a food service/cashier.

The top three skills for a cafe worker include food handling, food service and customer service. The most important skills for a food service/cashier are food service, POS, and cleanliness.

Cafe worker vs food service/cashier overview

	Cafe Worker	Food Service/Cashier
Yearly salary	$28,625	$28,481
Hourly rate	$13.76	$13.69
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	21,033	247,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	23	23
Years of experience	-	-

Cafe worker vs food service/cashier salary

Cafe workers and food service/cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cafe Worker	Food Service/Cashier
Average salary	$28,625	$28,481
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $33,000	Between $22,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Waltham, MA	Montclair, NJ
Highest paying state	Washington	New Hampshire
Best paying company	MHC Healthcare	Aspen School District
Best paying industry	Retail	Retail

Differences between cafe worker and food service/cashier education

There are a few differences between a cafe worker and a food service/cashier in terms of educational background:

	Cafe Worker	Food Service/Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cafe worker vs food service/cashier demographics

Here are the differences between cafe workers' and food service/cashiers' demographics:

	Cafe Worker	Food Service/Cashier
Average age	23	23
Gender ratio	Male, 29.5% Female, 70.5%	Male, 28.3% Female, 71.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between cafe worker and food service/cashier duties and responsibilities

Cafe worker example responsibilities.

Replace or attach bar code labels on every ammunition containers for identification and location.
Replace or attach bar code labels on every ammunition containers for identification and location.

Food service/cashier example responsibilities.

Cashier, serve food, manage calls, drawer counting, heavy lifting, heavy use of POS system and filing.
Greet guests, take food and drink orders, prepare and assemble food items, maintain the cash drawer and POS system
Time management while delivering patients orders and providing exceptional customer service in a fast pace environment.
Order and receive supplies for culinary needs of the fleet.
Maintain food safety and quality by applying HACCP principles throughout service.
Load and unload commercial dishwashers.

Cafe worker vs food service/cashier skills

Common cafe worker skills

Food Handling, 27%
Food Service, 21%
Customer Service, 13%
Cleanliness, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
BARS, 5%

Common food service/cashier skills

Food Service, 17%
POS, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Math, 7%
Customer Complaints, 7%

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