Hospital tray aide vs catering assistant

The differences between hospital tray aides and catering assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a catering assistant has an average salary of $32,101, which is higher than the $27,697 average annual salary of a hospital tray aide.

The top three skills for a hospital tray aide include food handling, food service and patients. The most important skills for a catering assistant are patients, food service, and customer service.

Hospital tray aide vs catering assistant overview

	Hospital Tray Aide	Catering Assistant
Yearly salary	$27,697	$32,101
Hourly rate	$13.32	$15.43
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	42,187	10,042
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs catering assistant salary

Hospital tray aides and catering assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Tray Aide	Catering Assistant
Average salary	$27,697	$32,101
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between hospital tray aide and catering assistant education

There are a few differences between a hospital tray aide and a catering assistant in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Tray Aide	Catering Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs catering assistant demographics

Here are the differences between hospital tray aides' and catering assistants' demographics:

	Hospital Tray Aide	Catering Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 32.2% Female, 67.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 9.1% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hospital tray aide and catering assistant duties and responsibilities

Hospital tray aide example responsibilities.

Devise meal plans in line with patients' age, gender, diagnosis, cultural background and religious practices.
Take meal trays up to patients' rooms and ensure that they have everything they need to enjoy their meal.
Work collaboratively with WIC center nutritionist to conduct/obtain require nutritional measures for WIC participants.
Follow all proper laws and guide lines within the hospital, OSHA, HIPPA.

Catering assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize restaurant reservations.
Monitor patients who cannot receive anything by mouth (NPO) or on liquid diets.
Assist dieticians with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or need to have intake record.
Run POS for student payments, including meal cards and cash.
Comply with regulator agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
Adhere to HIPAA guidelines while processing menu orders with the patient information.

Hospital tray aide vs catering assistant skills

Common hospital tray aide skills

Food Handling, 32%
Food Service, 26%
Patients, 23%
Tray Line, 12%
Meal Orders, 4%
Food Carts, 2%

Common catering assistant skills

Patients, 25%
Food Service, 21%
Customer Service, 12%
Food Safety, 7%
Food Delivery, 6%
Beverage Service, 4%

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