Fast Food and Counter Workers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here102
  • carhop
  • server
  • barista
  • meat clerk
  • soda clerk
  • cafe server
  • cafe worker
  • counter hop
  • crew member
  • food server
  • line person
  • line server
  • order clerk
  • soda jerker
  • and 88 more
SOC code
35-3023.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
24 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Fast Food and Counter WorkersSOC 35-3023.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
62% · agentPartly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
Prepare and cook food itemsWhat can do this →
12% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 2 need no setup
Payment processing agent
NCR Advanced Checkout Solution · Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale · Microsoft Excel
Needs POS system
Order-taking agent
Aldelo Systems Aldelo for Restaurants Pro · RestaurantPlus PRO · Chat
Needs POS/ordering system
Customer service agent
Chat · Email · Facebook
● No integration needed
Inventory monitoring agent
Microsoft Excel · Sheets · Email
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical food preparation, cooking, and quality controlIn-person service and delivery of food to customersFacility cleaning and sanitationStaff supervision, training, and scheduling decisions

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Process payments and balance receipts88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Take and record customer orders85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Communicate with customers regarding orders and complaints62% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 24 detailed work activities O*NET records for Fast Food and Counter Workers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 4

Mostly automatable activities for Fast Food and Counter Workers
ActivityJobs
Process customer bills or payments12
Take customer orders7
Operate cash registers6
Balance receipts5