How to become a food or Drink stall assistant

Official title: Food/Drink stall assistant

Also called: Cafeteria assistant, Canteen assistant, Coffee shop assistant, Drinks stall assistant, Food court stall assistant, Food stall assistant, Hawker stall assistant (prepared food/drinks), Mess assistant, Stall assistant (coffee shop), Stall assistant (prepared food/drinks), Ÿ Cafeteria assistant, Ÿ Coffee shop assistant

Food/Drink stall assistant prepares simple food/drink items from food/drink counters or steam tables in food stalls. He/she may also assist in serving customers and in general duties including collecting payment and/or cleaning in the establishment.

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: $19,656 a year. The middle half earn $16,800 to $24,672 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Kitchen assistant
• Fast food preparer
• Tea server/steward (excluding bartender, barista and food/drink stall assistant)

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Questions people ask

How much does a food or Drink stall assistant earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $19,656 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $16,800 to $24,672.

Will AI change the work of a food or Drink stall assistant?

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