Fountain worker vs co-worker

The differences between fountain workers and co-workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a co-worker has an average salary of $33,212, which is higher than the $29,234 average annual salary of a fountain worker.

The top three skills for a fountain worker include cleanliness, customer service and POS. The most important skills for a co-worker are cleanliness, logistics, and product knowledge.

Fountain worker vs co-worker overview

	Fountain Worker	Co-Worker
Yearly salary	$29,234	$33,212
Hourly rate	$14.05	$15.97
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	22,579	26,794
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	23	23
Years of experience	-	-

Fountain worker vs co-worker salary

Fountain workers and co-workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fountain Worker	Co-Worker
Average salary	$29,234	$33,212
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between fountain worker and co-worker education

There are a few differences between a fountain worker and a co-worker in terms of educational background:

	Fountain Worker	Co-Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fountain worker vs co-worker demographics

Here are the differences between fountain workers' and co-workers' demographics:

	Fountain Worker	Co-Worker
Average age	23	23
Gender ratio	Male, 30.2% Female, 69.8%	Male, 54.0% Female, 46.0%
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 fountain worker and co-worker duties and responsibilities

Fountain worker example responsibilities.

Wait staff: provide friendly customer service; accurately take customer orders; maintain cleanliness of tables and floor.
Stock ingredients, materials, and supply for beverage station.
Operate POS cash register system; responsible for handling money and making transactions.
Clean tables, collect and wash dirty dishes, maintain stock, and perform cleaning duties at closing time.
Maintain legal obligations for responsible bartending by verification of legal age of all customers.
Replace or attach bar code labels on every ammunition containers for identification and location.

Co-worker example responsibilities.

Manage petty cash, payroll, inventory, member statements, accounts receivable, and payable.
Encode bank documents on the NCR 7760 and NCR 7766 machines.
Prepare smoothies, frozen blends, ice cream sundaes, espressos, frappes, etc.
Perform by working the drive-thru.
Talk to payroll and associates regarding questions that they may have.
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Fountain worker vs co-worker skills

Common fountain worker skills

Cleanliness, 27%
Customer Service, 17%
POS, 11%
Cash Handling, 10%
Guest Complaints, 7%
Safety Standards, 5%

Common co-worker skills

Cleanliness, 17%
Logistics, 13%
Product Knowledge, 12%
Math, 11%
Food Handling, 9%
Sales Floor, 9%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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