Restaurant Counter Server Job Information
While many restaurants are sit-down establishments, some offer cafeteria-style meals or serve clients sitting down at a counter rather than a table. Counter servers are the individuals responsible for serving food and beverages in such establishments.
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Features
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Counter servers carve meat, dish out helpings of side dishes or soups and pour beverages. Servers at counters also calculate customers' bills and accept payment, making change or processing credit cards as needed.
Time Frame
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Restaurant counter servers often work long shifts and are often required to work early mornings, evenings and weekends. If the restaurants where they work are open around the clock, overnight shifts may be necessary as well.
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Education
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Although there is no specific education requirement for counter servers, many restaurant managers prefer to hire servers who have earned a high school diploma or GED. Some restaurants employ high school students as counter servers on a part-time basis as well.
Compensation
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In November 2009, the average hourly rate for restaurant counter servers was between $6.60 and $9.92 an hour, according to PayScale.com. Based on a 40-hour workweek, that translates to between $13,728 and $20,633 annually.
Outlook
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the demand for counter servers will increase by 10 percent through 2016, resulting in the creation of 54,000 new jobs.
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