Food Preparation

Baristas & Specialty Coffee

SOC 35-3011

Craft specialty coffee drinks and create a good café experience.

Median pay

$34k

$27k to $48k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

130k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI exposure

11%

modeled estimate · 63th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

46/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.