What they do
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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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Deli Clerk (Delicatessen Clerk), Diet Aide, Dietary Aide, Dietary Assistant, Food Preparer, Food Service Aide, Food Service Worker, Nutrition Aide, Pantry Cook, Slicer
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Wages
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| Vermont - 2021 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 12.29 |
$25,570 |
| 25% |
$ 13.04 |
$27,120 |
| Median |
$ 13.82 |
$28,740 |
| 75% |
$ 14.77 |
$30,720 |
| 90% |
$ 18.27 |
$38,000 |
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| Average |
$ 14.50 |
$30,160 |
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Industries of Employment
| United States - 2020 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Food services and drinking places
| 53% |
| 24% |
- Nursing and residential care facilities
| 4% |
- Educational services; state, local, and private
| 3% |
| 2% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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- Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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- Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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- Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
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- Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
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- Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
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- Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Self-Control
Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
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- Cooperation
Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
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- Integrity
Job requires being honest and ethical.
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- Social Orientation
Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
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- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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Projected Employment
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| Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA |
| 2018 employment |
525 |
| 2028 employment |
540 |
Annual percent change
(compounded) |
0.3% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
94 |
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Education and Experience:
- Typical education needed for entry
No formal educational credential
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
Short-term on-the-job training
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Job Zone
| Little or No Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(Below 4.0) - A typical worker will require
a short demonstration only or up to and including 3 months
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 13% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 4% |
| Associate's degree | | 0% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 1% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 45% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 38% |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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- Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
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- Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
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- Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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- Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
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- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
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- Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
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- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
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- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Clean food preparation areas, facilities, or equipment.
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- Process customer bills or payments.
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- Store supplies or goods in kitchens or storage areas.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.
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- Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
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- Portion and wrap food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons.
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- Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
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- Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, or desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures.
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