Dishwashers

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Total Workforce

329k

Average Age

34.1

Average Salary

$13,273

Average Male Salary

$13,273

Average Female Salary

$13,272

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Dishwashers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Dishwashers was $13,273 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Dishwashers by wage are Umpires, referees, and other sports officials, Fast food and counter workers, and Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers.

Dishwashers are part of the Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, along with Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, Chefs & head cooks, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Cooks, Food preparation workers, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Dishwashers are Farmington & Southfield Area PUMA, MI, Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV, and Toledo City (East) PUMA, OH. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Dishwashers are Farmington & Southfield Area PUMA, MI, Toledo City (East) PUMA, OH, and Cleveland City (West) PUMA, OH.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Dishwashers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Dishwashers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Dishwashers, by average wage, is Employment services. Dishwashers are paid most in Great Falls City PUMA, MT but are relatively concentrated in Farmington & Southfield Area PUMA, MI.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$13,273

AVERAGE SALARY

± $685

In 2018, Dishwashers earned an average of $13,273, $40,616 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make somewhat more than Dishwashers while Umpires, referees, and other sports officials make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Dishwashers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.413

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Dishwashers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.413, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Dishwashers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Dishwashers.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Dishwashers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Dishwashers.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Dishwashers, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Traveler accommodation, and Amusement & Recreation.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Dishwashers, by average wage, are Employment services, Book stores & news dealers, Real estate, Traveler accommodation, Specialty food stores, and Traveler accommodation.

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Industries by Share

329k

2018 Workforce

± 14,064

-4.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.26%

The number of people employed as Dishwashers has been declining at a rate of -4.41%, from 344,055 people in 2017 to 328,879 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Dishwashers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Dishwashers at 79.5%, followed by Traveler accommodation with 4.02% and Amusement & Recreation with 3%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Dishwashers in the US. The average age of male Dishwashers in the workforce is 32.7 and of female Dishwashers is 39.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Dishwashers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

264k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 12,607

64.7k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,245

80.3% of Dishwashers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Dishwashers.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Dishwashers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

45.6% of Dishwashers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.7% of Dishwashers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Dishwashers.

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Age by Gender

32.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.743

39.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.61

The median age of Dishwashers is 34.1, and Male employees are generally 6.72 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Dishwashers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Dishwashers is Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Dishwashers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Dishwashers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dishwashers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Dishwashers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.