Dietary aide, serving vs food porter

The differences between dietary aides, serving and food porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food porter has an average salary of $31,881, which is higher than the $27,660 average annual salary of a dietary aide, serving.

The top three skills for a dietary aide, serving include meal service, culinary and meal preparation. The most important skills for a food porter are cleanliness, casino floor, and kitchen equipment.

Dietary aide, serving vs food porter overview

	Dietary Aide, Serving	Food Porter
Yearly salary	$27,660	$31,881
Hourly rate	$13.30	$15.33
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	45,822	57,175
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Dietary aide, serving vs food porter salary

Dietary aides, serving and food porters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dietary Aide, Serving	Food Porter
Average salary	$27,660	$31,881
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $34,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Lake Oswego, OR	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Erickson Senior Living	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between dietary aide, serving and food porter education

There are a few differences between a dietary aide, serving and a food porter in terms of educational background:

	Dietary Aide, Serving	Food Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Liberal Arts
Most common college	-	-

Dietary aide, serving vs food porter demographics

Here are the differences between dietary aides, serving' and food porters' demographics:

	Dietary Aide, Serving	Food Porter
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 24.4% Female, 75.6%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 7.5% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between dietary aide, serving and food porter duties and responsibilities

Dietary aide, serving example responsibilities.

clean oven, stoves, freezer, fridge etc.
Follow guidelines concerning HIPPA and patient privacy rights.
Operate fryers, grills, and ovens to create lunch and dinner for students.
Check restaurant on daily basis to ensure cleanliness, high quality food and food presentation.
Serve only foods that can be eaten (especially for ones with allergies and diabetics).
Well educate on specific diets, allergies, and procedures to go about dealing with them.

Food porter example responsibilities.

Organize schedules for employees and set payroll -Provide direction and solve employee problems -Be extremely personable & manage stock control
Maintain cleanliness of the dining area and food prep stations throughout the day.
Maintain cleanliness of restaurant exterior and interior.
Assist with planning and directing food preparation and culinary activities along with safely handling and storing all products appropriately.
Operate dishwasher or assist with washing/ sterilizing dishes, glassware, silverware, utensils, etc.
Receive numerous awards for upselling specials and increasing check averages.

Dietary aide, serving vs food porter skills

Common dietary aide, serving skills

Meal Service, 24%
Culinary, 20%
Meal Preparation, 16%
Fine Dining, 3%
Food Handling, 3%
Patients, 3%

Common food porter skills

Cleanliness, 34%
Casino Floor, 23%
Kitchen Equipment, 22%
Food Handling, 15%
Customer Orders, 2%
Food Carts, 2%

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