Dishwasher Job Description, Career as a Dishwasher, Salary, Employment - Definition and Nature of the Work, Education and Training Requirements, Getting the Job
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Education and Training: On-the-job training
Salary: Median—$7.35 per hour
Employment Outlook: Good
Definition and Nature of the Work
Sparkling glasses and clean silverware make a good impression on restaurant customers. A clean table setting suggests that the restaurant will offer good service and wholesome food. The person responsible for providing clean tableware is the dishwasher.
After customers have completed their meal, a dining room attendant takes the dirty dishes to the dishwasher. Dishwashers scrape, sort, and stack the dishes, and then load them into dishwashing machines. Dishwashers fill the machines with soap and turn them on. When the dishes are clean, dishwashers unload them and put them in their proper places so that other kitchen workers and waiters and waitresses can find them.
In very large establishments dishwashers may perform only one or two jobs. For example, one dishwasher may scrape plates, while another dishwasher may be in charge of washing large pots and pans. Dishwashers often are responsible for other cleanup jobs. Sometimes they clean floors, cabinets, sinks, and counter-tops. Occasionally they perform some of the tasks of dining room attendants such as clearing tables and assisting waiters and waitresses.
Dishwashers work in every establishment that serves food, including restaurants, buffets, hotels, coffee shops, hospitals, and schools.
Education and Training Requirements
Dishwashers learn all their duties on the job. Some states require that dishwashers have a health certificate stating that they are free of communicable diseases.
Getting the Job
The best way for an interested individual to get a dishwashing job is to apply directly to restaurants or other places where they would like to work. Newspaper want ads often have listings for dishwashers. The state employment office may also list job openings.
Dishwashers must be strong enough to lift heavy dishes and pots and pans, and they must have enough stamina to stand or bend for long periods.
Advancement Possibilities and Employment Outlook
After obtaining some experience, dishwashers may advance to other jobs such as kitchen helper, dining room attendant, cook, or waiter or waitress. Taking courses in cooking and food service is helpful to those who wish to advance to a better job.
The employment outlook for dishwashers is expected to be good through the year 2014. The turnover rate for dishwashers is very high because about half of all dishwashers are students who change jobs when they graduate. Prospective dishwashers can almost always find jobs.
Working Conditions
The dishwashing area in a kitchen is often hot, damp, and noisy. Sometimes the work gets hectic when the restaurant is busy. This job requires lifting heavy baskets of dishes along with heavy pots and pans. In addition to strength, dishwashers need stamina because they stand for long periods during the workday.
Restaurants are open for long hours to best serve the public. As a result dishwashers are often required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Sometimes they work split shifts, in which they work for a few hours, leave, and return to work a few hours later. Full-time dishwashers work from forty to forty-eight hours per week; however, about half of all dishwashers work part time. The average workweek for dishwashers is less than thirty hours. Many dishwashers belong to labor unions.
Earnings and Benefits
Dishwashers typically start out earning the minimum wage. They may make more money if they work in a large, upscale restaurant. Dishwashers who belong to labor unions generally earn higher pay. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, dishwashers earned a median hourly wage of $7.35 in 2004.
Benefits vary according to the employer, the job's location, and whether the dishwasher works full time or part time. Most dishwashers receive free meals while at work. Full-time dishwashers may receive paid vacations and health insurance.
User Comments
4 months ago
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8 months ago
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about 1 year ago
rizal
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about 1 year ago
rizal
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about 1 year ago
Jack
I'd like to know more about whether or not being a dishwasher is a health risk for the employee. A dishwasher is supposed to be free of contagious disease to protect the customer but I'm wondering how easy it is for a dishwasher to catch an illness like hepatitus from handling customers' dishes.
I worked as a dishwasher and had to handle a lot of very dirty items and we would frequently run out of gloves for me to wear. Also I worried that viruses and bacteria from the dishes might possibly be carried through the air by the constant steam and mist that surrounded my work station. That probably doesn't sound logical because I know steam is distilled but when you're shoving fifty filthy sloppy dishes a minute through a metal box that's rinsing them and sending very thick warm mist into the air it just feels like germs must be all around you.
11 months ago
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about 1 year ago
rizal
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about 1 month ago
AISTE
I’m 21 years old. At this moment I working in hotel, morning shift, now I looking job for evening shift. I can be dishwasher,cleaner.
3 months ago
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6 months ago
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Curriculum vitae
Name: Farman Ali
Father’s Name: Muhammad Iqbal
Nationality: Pakistani
N.I.C NO. 17301-1529691-7
Date of Birth: 1-4-1974
Religion : Islam
Tehsil & District: Peshawar (Pakistan)
Qualifications:
Master Degree: Master of Arts in Pashto Languages (From Peshawar University Pakistan)
Becholer Degree: Becholer of Arts ( From Peshawar University Peshawar Pakistan)
F.A: F.A ( From Govt. Higher Secondary School No.3 Peshawar Pakistan)
Matric: Matric ( From Govt. Higher Secondary School NO.3 Peshawar Pakistan)
Computer Skills:
Microsoft Office: Three Months Computer Certificate in Microsoft Office from Technical Training Centre Gulbahar Peshawar Pakistan.
Microsoft Office: Six Months Computer Certificate in Microsoft Office from Alhafeez Commercial College Peshawar Pakistan.
Type Writing: Three Months Type Writing Certificate from Alhafeez Commercial College Peshawar Pakistan.
Multimedia Projection: expert in Multimedia Projection between the computer and the Wall screen
With power Point Presentation. ( Also expert to make slides for power point presentation with a speed of 35 words per minutes.
Others Skills:
Golf Caddie: Golf Caddie (Caddy) in Peshawar Pakistan Air force Golf Club from 1993 to till 2011.
Catering Services: 10 Years Experience in Catering Services as Waiter in Weeding Halls and outside Weeding arrangements to perform lunch and dinner catering services ,setting decoration & Crockery cleaning, washing, tables & Buffo sitting.
Address:
Village Hassan Ghari No2 Shami Road Post Office WAPADA HOUSE Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa Peshawar Pakistan.
Cell Phone: 0092 – 3219078972
Email address: Farman.ali72@yahoo.com
6 months ago
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8 months ago
Hello.
My name name is Tahira shah.My qualification is intermediate.I am 43 years old.I am interested in dishwasher.I want to do a course in dishwasher.Can you help me.I live in Karachi Pakistan.If you don't mind please tell me the institute name which is better for me?
Thanks a lot.
8 months ago
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10 months ago
im looking for a job any at all.im desprate.im willing to work long time just to earn enough money to give my family a better future.i have 3 doughter.they are growing and i want them to finish they studies to full fill they dreams.and have a better life someday.idont have a riches or any property to give them.just only to finish they school and be graduated in a better school.im 30 yrs old..willing to work hard any work at all.
11 months ago
I am 25 years of age and i am physically strong and capable of handling the workload required in the position. I am open to a flexible or fixed work schedule. hopefully you will consider me as a candidate for the position. thank you for your time
11 months ago
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11 months ago
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
andrey
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about 1 year ago
rizal
sehat tidak merokok,tahan berdiri lama.sanggup bekerja 2 shift.ada medical check up dari dokter.