Salad maker vs food service assistant

The differences between salad makers and food service assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a salad maker has an average salary of $36,905, which is higher than the $29,354 average annual salary of a food service assistant.

The top three skills for a salad maker include salad station, cleanliness and BARS. The most important skills for a food service assistant are patients, customer service, and food handling.

Salad maker vs food service assistant overview

	Salad Maker	Food Service Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,905	$29,354
Hourly rate	$17.74	$14.11
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	116,336	149,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Salad maker vs food service assistant salary

Salad makers and food service assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Salad Maker	Food Service Assistant
Average salary	$36,905	$29,354
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $50,000	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 salad maker and food service assistant education

There are a few differences between a salad maker and a food service assistant in terms of educational background:

	Salad Maker	Food Service Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Salad maker vs food service assistant demographics

Here are the differences between salad makers' and food service assistants' demographics:

	Salad Maker	Food Service Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 salad maker and food service assistant duties and responsibilities

Salad maker example responsibilities.

Greet customers, enter orders into POS, handle payments.
Check out customer's groceries and sack customer's groceries.
Take written orders as well as placing them into the POS system.
Stock the kitchen line when various items go low or run out.
Assist customers with bagging groceries and help carry groceries to their car.
Cut and chop food items and cook on grill or in fryers.

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.

Salad maker vs food service assistant skills

Common salad maker skills

Salad Station, 38%
Cleanliness, 19%
BARS, 15%
Kitchen Equipment, 10%
Food Products, 7%
Customer Complaints, 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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Updated January 8, 2025

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