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Coffee Shop Workers

Coffee shop workers make and serve coffee, food and other beverages in coffee shops and cafés, and perform various cleaning, fetching and carrying tasks.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£3,380
£13,905
£31,321

New workers start around £3,380. Normal pay is £13,905 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £31,321.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 65,930 vacancies for this type of job

6.17%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Keeps service area well stocked.

  • Cleans and tidies service area, kitchen surfaces, crockery, cutlery, glassware, kitchen utensils and disposes of rubbish.

  • Receives payment for drinks and gives change.

  • Takes customer orders, makes and serves coffee and other refreshments.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Food Safety And Sanitation

  • Cash Handling

  • Food Preparation

  • Restaurant Operation

  • Marketing

  • Coffee Making

  • Upselling

  • General Mathematics

  • Espresso Machines

  • Showrooms

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Customer Service

  • Communication

  • Cleanliness

  • Operations

  • Multitasking

  • Detail Oriented

  • Enthusiasm

  • Sales

  • Leadership

  • Positivity

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.