Food Service Worker Hourly Rate

Updated: 25 May 2012
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$0$7$14$21
Hourly Rate$7.41 - $13.09  
   
Hourly Tips$0.16 - $14.06  
Overtime$1.98 - $18.98  
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$0$14K$28K$42K
Bonus$0.00 - $516  
   
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$15,406 - $29,392  
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 25 May 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 663
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Companies and Industries for Food Service Worker Salaries

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate

Subway Restaurant Inc$7.12 - $8.78
McDonald's Restaurants Ltd.$7.42 - $8.88
Aramark Food Services$8.11 - $9.53
Taco Bell Corporation$7.61 - $8.79
Target Corporation$7.83 - $8.85
Popular Industries

Hourly Rate

Food Service$7.05 - $11.90
Fast Food Restaurant(s)$6.86 - $11.00
Hospital$7.69 - $13.87
Healthcare$7.41 - $13.24
Education, K-12 Schools$7.63 - $14.26

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Key Statistics for Food Service Worker Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
64%
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Male
36%
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Hourly Rate:$8.13 - $11.10 $7.87 - $10.63
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
7%
1-4 years
48%
5-9 years
23%
10-19 years
17%
20 years or more
6%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 42% dental benefits Dental: 34%
vision benefits Vision: 26% employee benefits None: 53%

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Career Path for Food Service Worker Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Food Service Worker

Salary Range

$15,406 - $29,392
payscale
Cashier
$14,006 - $23,270
Food Server, Kitchen
$14,554 - $35,010
Waiter/Waitress
$7,434 - $33,960
 
Common Future Jobs

Food Service Worker

Salary Range

$15,406 - $29,392
payscale
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
$17,323 - $31,344
Food Service Manager
$21,525 - $53,079
Food Service Supervisor
$18,756 - $48,034
 

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Food Service Worker Job Description

People with the job title Food Service Worker typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Supervise workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.
Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

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Assistant Manager in the Restaurant pay by salary
Food Service Worker - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States
To Whom It May Concern: For over 17 years, I've worked as a server at an Asian-American restaurant. In addition to handling regular duties waiting, cashiering and answering the phone, I was regularly called upon to assist in other parts of the business, because of my ability to speak five languages--including Vietnamese, Cambodian and Mandarin Chinese--as well as my experience dealing with a variety of cultures and personalities (both my restaurant's staff and clientele were quite diverse socio...
Posted in Dream Job on 13 Aug 2008
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