According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables. | 93% |
| Perform food preparation tasks, such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups or salads, baking breads or desserts, and brewing coffee or tea. | 92% |
| Perform general cleaning activities in kitchen and dining areas. | 91% |
| Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and stamp the time and date on food in coolers. | 91% |
| Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes. | 90% |
| Plan work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time. | 90% |
| Take orders from customers and cook foods requiring short preparation times, according to customer requirements. | 89% |
| Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats, such as steaks and chops. | 88% |
| Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters. | 87% |
| Order supplies and stock them on shelves. | 81% |
| Accept payments, and make change or write charge slips as necessary. | 79% |
