Baristas
Description
Prepare or serve specialty coffee or other beverages. Serve food such as baked goods or sandwiches to patrons.
Job tasks
- • Prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas.
- • Clean or sanitize work areas, utensils, or equipment.
- • Clean service or seating areas.
- • Check temperatures of freezers, refrigerators, or heating equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- • Describe menu items to customers, or suggest products that might appeal to them.
- • Order, receive, or stock supplies or retail products.
- • Provide customers with product details, such as coffee blend or preparation descriptions.
- • Receive and process customer payments.
- • Serve prepared foods, such as muffins, biscotti, or bagels.
- • Stock customer service stations with paper products or beverage preparation items.
- • Take customer orders and convey them to other employees for preparation.
- • Take out garbage.
- • Weigh, grind, or pack coffee beans for customers.
- • Wrap, label, or date food items for sale.
- • Create signs to advertise store products or events.
- • Demonstrate the use of retail equipment, such as espresso machines.
- • Prepare or serve menu items, such as sandwiches or salads.
- • Set up or restock product displays.
- • Slice fruits, vegetables, desserts, or meats for use in food service.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Information Ordering
Attentiveness
- • Time Sharing
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Service Orientation
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Sales and Marketing
- • Customer and Personal Service
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026