Dish room worker vs cook/dishwasher

The differences between dish room workers and cook/dishwashers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cook/dishwasher has an average salary of $31,703, which is higher than the $28,015 average annual salary of a dish room worker.

The top three skills for a dish room worker include food preparation equipment, food service and dishwashers. The most important skills for a cook/dishwasher are wash dishes, customer service, and dishwashers.

Dish room worker vs cook/dishwasher overview

	Dish Room Worker	Cook/Dishwasher
Yearly salary	$28,015	$31,703
Hourly rate	$13.47	$15.24
Growth rate	2%	16%
Number of jobs	78,046	133,000
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 58%
Average age	36	36
Years of experience	-	-

Dish room worker vs cook/dishwasher salary

Dish room workers and cook/dishwashers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dish Room Worker	Cook/Dishwasher
Average salary	$28,015	$31,703
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $24,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	New Seasons Market
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between dish room worker and cook/dishwasher education

There are a few differences between a dish room worker and a cook/dishwasher in terms of educational background:

	Dish Room Worker	Cook/Dishwasher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dish room worker vs cook/dishwasher demographics

Here are the differences between dish room workers' and cook/dishwashers' demographics:

	Dish Room Worker	Cook/Dishwasher
Average age	36	36
Gender ratio	Male, 75.6% Female, 24.4%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between dish room worker and cook/dishwasher duties and responsibilities

Dish room worker example responsibilities.

Provide dietary relate information to patients as needed.
Stock and restock supplies for the servers and the cooks.

Cook/dishwasher example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Cook and prepare sandwiches and entrees throughout the shift, working with slicers, grills, and fryers.
Enter orders into pos system.
Organize groceries as to ensure use before expiration.
Host: open/close shifts, greet and seat tables, run seating board.
Serve food to customers, run the cash register and also buse tables and wash dishes.

Dish room worker vs cook/dishwasher skills

Common dish room worker skills

Food Preparation Equipment, 30%
Food Service, 28%
Dishwashers, 12%
Cooking Equipment, 11%
Kitchen Equipment, 10%
Hand Trucks, 6%

Common cook/dishwasher skills

Wash Dishes, 44%
Customer Service, 12%
Dishwashers, 7%
Prep Food, 6%
Safety Standards, 4%
Kitchen Equipment, 3%

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