Food processing worker
Operate machinery to mix, cook or process ingredients to manufacture food products.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $27,750
National
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $29,620
Cook, restaurant
Prepare, season and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu or plan menu.
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $25,400
National
Growth Projection: Extreme Growth
Median Salary: $28,800
Martine Chery-Hilaire
I’ve been cooking since I was 14 years old, but I never thought of it as a career path. When I moved to the United States in 2003, I started using my cooking skills to make and sell paté kòde, or Haitian meat pies. Quite frankly, it was the easiest way I could make money while I waited to improve my English skills and get a real paying job.
Dylan Tweedy
Sometimes the career finds you. At least that’s how I came to be the owner of a meat locker. It was a huge leap of faith, but when the opportunity presented itself, I knew I had to give it a shot.
Server (restaurant)
Take orders and serve food and beverages to customers in dining establishments, such as restaurants, bars, hotels and other establishments.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Decline
Median Salary: $18,960
National
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $23,740
Server (non-restaurant)
Serve food to individuals in an environment other than a restaurant, such as hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities or cars.
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $20,100
National
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $25,910
Restaurant helper
Remove dirty dishes, replace soiled table linens and set tables. Supply service bar with food and serve items such as water, condiments and coffee to patrons.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $20,550
National
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $25,010
Bartender
Mix drinks and serve them directly to customers or through wait staff. Work at restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels or other food service and drinking establishments.
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Decline
Median Salary: $19,140
National
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $24,960
Host or hostess
Welcome patrons, seat them and help ensure the facilities and service are high quality.
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $19,220
National
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $23,880
Fast food and counter worker
Take orders and serve food and beverages to customers. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages.
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.
Job Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $19,750
National
Growth Projection: Extreme Growth
Median Salary: $23,860