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>>621
>レストランに働こうと思います
I'm thinking about working at a restaurant
I think I'm gonna work at a restaurant
etc.

>レストランに働きたい（と思います）
(I think) I want to work at a restaurant

Volitional plus 思う expresses a go-getter, "I'm considering do  this thing" kind of sentiment. Volitional plus 思っている extends the frame of the consideration and is often translated as "I've been thinking about..." or "I've been considering..."