Kitchen aide vs food service worker

The differences between kitchen 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 $28,572 average annual salary of a kitchen aide.

The top three skills for a kitchen aide include meal preparation, cleanliness and patients. The most important skills for a food service worker are food handling, safety standards, and customer service.

Kitchen aide vs food service worker overview

	Kitchen Aide	Food Service Worker
Yearly salary	$28,572	$28,753
Hourly rate	$13.74	$13.82
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	101,470	169,323
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Kitchen aide vs food service worker salary

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

	Kitchen Aide	Food Service Worker
Average salary	$28,572	$28,753
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Concord, CA	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	Washington	Hawaii
Best paying company	University Settlement	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	Government	Retail

Differences between kitchen aide and food service worker education

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

	Kitchen Aide	Food Service Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen aide vs food service worker demographics

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

	Kitchen Aide	Food Service Worker
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 35.5% Female, 64.5%	Male, 36.6% Female, 63.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 kitchen aide and food service worker duties and responsibilities

Kitchen aide example responsibilities.

Assist the catering manager to manage, prepare, cook and deliver each day s caterings.
Prepare any specific directions for children with food allergies or on medications that might interact with food.
Ask them for their drinks, if they need certain requests for allergies or guests arriving with them.
Maintain adequate kitchen cleanliness and order through communication with chef and other staff
Work collaboratively with WIC center nutritionist to conduct/obtain require nutritional measures for WIC participants.
Operate massive dishwasher and maintain food inventory.

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

Kitchen aide vs food service worker skills

Common kitchen aide skills

Meal Preparation, 23%
Cleanliness, 15%
Patients, 12%
Food Handling, 9%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Food Orders, 5%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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