Hospital tray aide vs food service worker

The differences between hospital tray aides and food service workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food service worker has an average salary of $28,753, 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 worker are food handling, safety standards, and customer service.

Hospital tray aide vs food service worker overview

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Worker
Yearly salary	$27,697	$28,753
Hourly rate	$13.32	$13.82
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	42,187	169,323
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs food service worker salary

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Worker
Average salary	$27,697	$28,753
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between hospital tray aide and food service worker education

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs food service worker demographics

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

	Hospital Tray Aide	Food Service Worker
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 36.6% Female, 63.4%
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, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.1% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hospital tray aide and food service worker 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 worker example responsibilities.

Volunteer at rehabilitation center/ nursing home escorting and communicating with the patients.
Learned how to do math quickly and efficiently.
Demonstrate money-handling and math skills in processing payments for orders.
Prepare all food stuffs, roasting meats, baking cookies, preparing salads.
Work in full compliance with values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity, and team work.
Install and maintain HVAC systems which include walkin coolers and freezers, reach-ins and pass thru and a/c systems

Hospital tray aide vs food service worker 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 worker skills

Food Handling, 22%
Safety Standards, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
Patients, 7%
Cash Control, 4%
Rehabilitation, 4%

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