Hospital tray aide vs food service assistant

The differences between hospital tray aides and food service assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food service assistant has an average salary of $29,354, 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 food service assistant are patients, customer service, and food handling.

Hospital tray aide vs food service assistant overview

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Assistant
Yearly salary	$27,697	$29,354
Hourly rate	$13.32	$14.11
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	42,187	149,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs food service assistant salary

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Assistant
Average salary	$27,697	$29,354
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Fremont Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between hospital tray aide and food service assistant education

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs food service assistant demographics

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 8.7% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hospital tray aide and food service 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.

Food service assistant example responsibilities.

Sanitize rooms per OSHA requirements.
Perform regular station audits in accordance to OSHA guidelines.
Experience includes bag room, mail/cargo, ramp, and De-icing.
Maintain cleanliness of kitchenware and food preparation areas in a fast-pace restaurant kitchen.
Streamline kitchen processes for this fast-pace environment, maintaining cleanliness and safe equipment operation.
Monitor radio and delivery system by annotating order tickets resulting in satisfy and hunger free patients.

Hospital tray aide vs food service 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 food service assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 12%
Food Handling, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Safety Standards, 6%

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