Food Preparation and Kitchen Assistants

How to become a fast food preparer

Official title: Fast food preparer

Also called: Fast food cook, Sandwich maker, Short order cook, Fast food cook, Short order cook

Fast food preparer prepares and cooks food in a fast food restaurant usually with a limited menu. He/she prepares and cooks basic food items using various large-volume and single-purpose cooking equipment.

Main tasks

Cleaning equipment, kitchens, food preparation areas and service areas
Assisting cooks and chefs in preparation of food by washing, peeling, chopping, kneading, cutting up, measuring and mixing ingredients
Assembling dishes for service
Unpacking and storing supplies in refrigerators, cupboards and other storage areas
Washing dishes and cooking utensils and putting them away
Checking, transferring, weighing and storing supplies in refrigerators, cupboards and other storage areas
Preparing, cooking, steaming, toasting and heating simple food items or mixing drink ingredients
Packaging food/drinks for takeaway

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $22,248 a year. The middle half earn $19,200 to $32,544 a year.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does a fast food preparer earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $22,248 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $19,200 to $32,544.

Will AI change the work of a fast food preparer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026