Dishwashers
What Dishwashers Do
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 0.6%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- English Languageimportance 3.2/5
- Food Productionimportance 2.8/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.5/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 2.4/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.3/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 1.9/5
- Communications and Mediaimportance 1.9/5
- Transportationimportance 1.7/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4/5
- Spend Time Standing4.2/5
- Health and Safety of Other Workers4.1/5
- Contact With Others3.9/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team3.8/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors96% skill match
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons95% skill match
- Rock Splitters, Quarry95% skill match
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners94% skill match
- Highway Maintenance Workers94% skill match
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic93% skill match
- Pourers and Casters, Metal93% skill match
- Floor Sanders and Finishers93% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Operation and Controlimportance 2.9/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.8/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.6/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.5/5
- Operations Monitoringimportance 2.5/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 2.4/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.3/5
- Service Orientationimportance 2.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
- Perseverance
- Self-Control
- Optimism
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- SocialLow
- EnterprisingLow
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where dishwashers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Kahului-Wailuku, HI3.54× national avg
- 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2.75× national avg
- 3Naples-Marco Island, FL2.50× national avg
- 4Napa, CA2.45× national avg
- 5Barnstable Town, MA2.42× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersCareer Change
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersCareer Change
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersCareer Change
- Sailors and Marine OilersCareer Change