Salad maker vs food service worker

The differences between salad makers and food service workers 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 $28,753 average annual salary of a food service worker.

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

Salad maker vs food service worker overview

	Salad Maker	Food Service Worker
Yearly salary	$36,905	$28,753
Hourly rate	$17.74	$13.82
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	116,336	169,323
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Salad maker vs food service worker salary

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

	Salad Maker	Food Service Worker
Average salary	$36,905	$28,753
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $50,000	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 salad maker and food service worker education

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

	Salad Maker	Food Service Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Salad maker vs food service worker demographics

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

	Salad Maker	Food Service Worker
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 36.6% Female, 63.4%
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, 12.3% 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 salad maker and food service worker 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 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

Salad maker vs food service worker skills

Common salad maker skills

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

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