It Starts: A.I. Automation Take Cashier Jobs in Fast Food

Shake Shak fast food gives go-ahead for replacing cashiers

Fast food joint in New York first to automatize restaurant

Shake Shak restaurant 

A fast-food restaurant chain's one restaurant on New York's lower east side will have most of its service jobs automated. This Monday it will go completely cashless with patrons only allowed to purchase with phone apps or through a kiosk.  

That eliminates cashier jobs, a source for many jobs for young people, retirees, not to mention those who make a career in fast food. It is only one restaurant and one chain but multiply that millions of times and go across the US and the picture of the impact it will have can be understood.

Human hospitality will be on hand to guide customers through the process while getting paid $15.00 an hour. Cooks will be paid the same wage but how long until both of these become automated? Article 

Currently, there are 3.85 million fast-food workers in America, a number that has risen steadily, but by only a small percentage over the last ten years.

Fast food restaurants employ on average 17 workers per store and the fast food industry spends approximately 50 billion per year on wages. Overall industry revenue from sales per year is around 200 million.  

McDonald's is still number one in revenue followed by Yum! brands. Source