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  2. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
  3. Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

Prospects: Very Favorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth

Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. Counter attendants who also wait tables are included in "Waiters and Waitresses" (35-3031).

Current openings

Cafe Server 5
Cafeteria Server 2
Concession Stand Attendant 2
Food Counter Worker 6

Number of positions

2012: 12,880    2014: 14,080

Annual job postings

New: 600    Replacement: 1,480
(Total: 2,080)   

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$17,020
($8/hour)
Middle:
$18,610
($8/hour)
Up to:
$22,530
($10/hour)
Average:
$20,700
($9/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
Less than high school

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Short-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

 

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.