Food Preparation

Fast Food & Counter Workers

SOC 35-3023

Take orders and serve customers at counters and drive-throughs.

Median pay

$31k

$28k to $36k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

904k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI exposure

12%

modeled estimate · 57th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

45/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Writing

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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.