Dining service inspector vs employee service officer

The differences between dining service inspectors and employee service officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a dining service inspector, becoming an employee service officer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an employee service officer has an average salary of $32,546, which is higher than the $27,896 average annual salary of a dining service inspector.

The top three skills for a dining service inspector include dishes, culinary and food handling. The most important skills for an employee service officer are minor maintenance, data entry, and customer service.

Dining service inspector vs employee service officer overview

	Dining Service Inspector	Employee Service Officer
Yearly salary	$27,896	$32,546
Hourly rate	$13.41	$15.65
Growth rate	6%	-4%
Number of jobs	34,358	92,271
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	6	12

Dining service inspector vs employee service officer salary

Dining service inspectors and employee service officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dining Service Inspector	Employee Service Officer
Average salary	$27,896	$32,546
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	San Diego, CA	San Diego, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	CSX
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Transportation

Differences between dining service inspector and employee service officer education

There are a few differences between a dining service inspector and an employee service officer in terms of educational background:

	Dining Service Inspector	Employee Service Officer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dining service inspector vs employee service officer demographics

Here are the differences between dining service inspectors' and employee service officers' demographics:

	Dining Service Inspector	Employee Service Officer
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 47.6% Female, 52.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.1% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between dining service inspector and employee service officer duties and responsibilities

Dining service inspector example responsibilities.

Plan and run day to day activities.
Ensure cleanliness of sitting area and dish room.
Take food and beverage orders using a POS sysem.
Out team are also responsible for the cleanliness of the kitchen and dining hall.
Interact with patients, family, and staff and communicate pertinent dietary information to the clinical dietitians and supervisor personnel.
Bring the dish machine running the dishwasher cleaning tables doing floors basic housekeeping

Employee service officer example responsibilities.

Maintain daily teller duties by processing customer deposits and withdrawals, managing the vault and ATM, as needed.
Place orders in the POS system.
Process all guest reservations, including guest follow up, obtaining all necessary information and accurately entering it into computer systems.
Communicate VIP arrivals to designate personnel for escort and delivery of amenities.

Dining service inspector vs employee service officer skills

Common dining service inspector skills

Dishes, 23%
Culinary, 12%
Food Handling, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%
Kitchen Equipment, 6%

Common employee service officer skills

Minor Maintenance, 32%
Data Entry, 23%
Customer Service, 18%
Food Service, 7%
Food Safety, 3%
Kitchen Equipment, 3%

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