Hospital tray aide vs dietary aide

The differences between hospital tray aides 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 $27,697 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 dietary aide are patients, meal trays, and food service.

Hospital tray aide vs dietary aide overview

	Hospital Tray Aide	Dietary Aide
Yearly salary	$27,697	$28,005
Hourly rate	$13.32	$13.46
Growth rate	2%	9%
Number of jobs	42,187	44,494
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	37	41
Years of experience	-	2

Hospital tray aide vs dietary aide salary

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Dietary Aide
Average salary	$27,697	$28,005
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	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 hospital tray aide and dietary aide education

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Dietary Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs dietary aide demographics

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Dietary Aide
Average age	37	41
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 28.2% Female, 71.8%
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, 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 hospital tray aide and dietary aide 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.

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.

Hospital tray aide vs dietary aide skills

Common hospital tray aide skills

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

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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