Crew member vs order taker

The differences between crew members and order takers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an order taker has an average salary of $30,383, which is higher than the $28,946 average annual salary of a crew member.

The top three skills for a crew member include cleanliness, basic math and english language. The most important skills for an order taker are wine, cleanliness, and guest satisfaction.

Crew member vs order taker overview

	Crew Member	Order Taker
Yearly salary	$28,946	$30,383
Hourly rate	$13.92	$14.61
Growth rate	14%	-
Number of jobs	239,413	77,938
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	23	43
Years of experience	-	2

Crew member vs order taker salary

Crew members and order takers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crew Member	Order Taker
Average salary	$28,946	$30,383
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	Alaska	Vermont
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	Raytheon Technologies
Best paying industry	Retail	Telecommunication

Differences between crew member and order taker education

There are a few differences between a crew member and an order taker in terms of educational background:

	Crew Member	Order Taker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Crew member vs order taker demographics

Here are the differences between crew members' and order takers' demographics:

	Crew Member	Order Taker
Average age	23	43
Gender ratio	Male, 48.4% Female, 51.6%	Male, 26.7% Female, 73.3%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between crew member and order taker duties and responsibilities

Crew member example responsibilities.

Manage food preparation, maintain cleanliness and punctuality while effectively support customers in daily transactions with suggestive selling methods.
Dig and fill holes, using shovels and rakes.
Cashier, server, greeter, order taker, sandwich maker, computer skil, math skil, customer service
Demonstrate excellent customer service in dealing with concerns and special food orders which include allergies and other customer wishes.
Cashier experience, service and enter orders into POS system; conduct inventory; and perform cash handling and food handling.
Use POS system to record order, compute bill, collect payments and make change while following all cash handling procedures.

Order taker example responsibilities.

Manage tracking for all orders, manage invoice input via QuickBooks and maintain communications with all clients and vendors.
Assist customers with food selections, using micros.
Assist concierge with guest amenities and VIP events.
Cash out checks through micros, take and complete to go orders.
Deliver all amenities direct to room when ready for VIP guest check-ins.
Possess extensive knowledge of menu in order to upsell and assist guests with suggestions.

Crew member vs order taker skills

Common crew member skills

Cleanliness, 19%
Basic Math, 13%
English Language, 10%
Excellent Guest, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%
Food Products, 5%

Common order taker skills

Wine, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Guest Satisfaction, 6%
POS, 6%
Basic Math, 6%
Room Service Orders, 6%

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