Food service attendant vs fast food cashier

The differences between food service attendants and fast food cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fast food cashier has an average salary of $31,913, which is higher than the $25,604 average annual salary of a food service attendant.

The top three skills for a food service attendant include food handling, patients and customer service. The most important skills for a fast food cashier are cash handling, basic math, and math.

Food service attendant vs fast food cashier overview

	Food Service Attendant	Fast Food Cashier
Yearly salary	$25,604	$31,913
Hourly rate	$12.31	$15.34
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	229,108	249,916
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	23	23
Years of experience	-	-

Food service attendant vs fast food cashier salary

Food service attendants and fast food cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Food Service Attendant	Fast Food Cashier
Average salary	$25,604	$31,913
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $33,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Bend, OR	-
Highest paying state	Utah	-
Best paying company	Brigham and Women's Hospital	-
Best paying industry	Media	-

Differences between food service attendant and fast food cashier education

There are a few differences between a food service attendant and a fast food cashier in terms of educational background:

	Food Service Attendant	Fast Food Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Food service attendant vs fast food cashier demographics

Here are the differences between food service attendants' and fast food cashiers' demographics:

	Food Service Attendant	Fast Food Cashier
Average age	23	23
Gender ratio	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%	Male, 28.4% Female, 71.6%
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 food service attendant and fast food cashier duties and responsibilities

Food service attendant example responsibilities.

Process payment transactions on a POS system.
Wait on customers, take orders, run cash register, help prepare food on grill and deep fryer.
Follow established procedures and standards for cleanliness to ensure a healthy and safe environment
Learned to cook and pre pare pizza, learned to make drinks associate with Starbucks
Create Facebook and other social media accounts for athletes and business owners to promote their upcoming activities or increase sales.

Fast food cashier example responsibilities.

Insure the cleanliness of the food line and the restaurant front line area to include the lobby and entry way.
Cook, clean, take orders on the cash register and drive-thru, handle monetary transactions and provide customer service.
Work with accuracy and quick math skills.
Used math and language skills daily at cash register
Prepare food in accordance with Wendy's corporate guidelines.
Collect monies due or apply charges to credit card or guest account using POS terminal.

Food service attendant vs fast food cashier skills

Common food service attendant skills

Food Handling, 29%
Patients, 13%
Customer Service, 9%
Cash Handling, 8%
Basic Math, 5%
Guest Service, 4%

Common fast food cashier skills

Cash Handling, 17%
Basic Math, 15%
Math, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
POS, 8%
Cleanliness, 6%

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