Dietary worker vs dietary aide

The differences between dietary workers and dietary aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dietary aide has an average salary of $28,005, which is higher than the $27,601 average annual salary of a dietary worker.

The top three skills for a dietary worker include patients, food service and customer service. The most important skills for a dietary aide are patients, meal trays, and food service.

Dietary worker vs dietary aide overview

	Dietary Worker	Dietary Aide
Yearly salary	$27,601	$28,005
Hourly rate	$13.27	$13.46
Growth rate	2%	9%
Number of jobs	44,736	44,494
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	37	41
Years of experience	-	2

Dietary worker vs dietary aide salary

Dietary workers and dietary aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dietary Worker	Dietary Aide
Average salary	$27,601	$28,005
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $22,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Lifespan
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between dietary worker and dietary aide education

There are a few differences between a dietary worker and a dietary aide in terms of educational background:

	Dietary Worker	Dietary Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dietary worker vs dietary aide demographics

Here are the differences between dietary workers' and dietary aides' demographics:

	Dietary Worker	Dietary Aide
Average age	37	41
Gender ratio	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%	Male, 28.2% Female, 71.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 14.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 5.8% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between dietary worker and dietary aide duties and responsibilities

Dietary worker example responsibilities.

Job duties consist of delivering food trays to patients, maintaining a clean and sanitary work space, and restocking products.
Prepare and provide healthy meal to patients according to their nutritional requirement.
Assist with planning and directing food preparation and culinary activities along with safely handling and storing all products appropriately.
Experience in operating a heavy duty dishwasher
Stack washable items for dishwasher and operate dishwasher according to department guidelines.
Distribute meals, help with cleanup and adhere to hospital sanitation policies.

Dietary aide example responsibilities.

Use of slicers, grinders, deep fryers, ovens, grills and cash register.
Prepare cooked foods following HACCP guidelines.
Operate stoves, grills, fryers, ovens and microwaves.
Interview WIC applicants for income eligibility, nutrition foods, and health.
Train employees as hired to complete all assign tasks according to ServSafe guidelines.
Maintain a clean kitchen by cleaning the oven and stoves sweeping and mopping.

Dietary worker vs dietary aide skills

Common dietary worker skills

Patients, 16%
Food Service, 15%
Customer Service, 13%
Dishes, 9%
Phone Calls, 9%
Patient Orders, 6%

Common dietary aide skills

Patients, 15%
Meal Trays, 13%
Food Service, 11%
Food Handling, 9%
Food Carts, 6%
Tray Line, 5%

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