What the work involves, what it pays, and grounded tasks, skills, tools, and experience you can choose from.
Also called restaurant dishwasher, breakdown person, bus person and busser.
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Dishwasher
Dishwasher cleaning dishes, kitchen equipment, and utensils while maintaining a tidy work area. Responsible for stocking supplies and managing trash in the kitchen and dining spaces
Where you worked
Cleaning equipment, Storing kitchen supplies, Removing trash, Loading materials, Cleaning tableware, Moving equipment, Arranging tables, Stocking serving stations, Packaging food or supplies, Preparing foods for cooking
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The line
Washed dishes, glassware, and utensils during most shifts at busy dinner times, maintaining a steady workflow
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Adding it to the line…
The line
Washed and sanitized dishes, glassware, and utensils to maintain a clean kitchen environment.
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The work itself
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $29,690 |
|---|---|
| Median | $34,810 |
| 75th percentile | $37,440 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $29,500 | $33,890 | $34,780 |
| AL | $25,470 | $28,930 | $31,300 |
| AR | $25,620 | $27,540 | $29,610 |
| AZ | $33,700 | $35,130 | $37,410 |
| CA | $36,260 | $37,870 | $42,480 |
| CO | $34,620 | $37,840 | $41,120 |
| CT | $34,520 | $35,550 | $37,200 |
| DC | $38,060 | $38,670 | $39,720 |
| DE | $31,200 | $35,780 | $37,580 |
| FL | $29,120 | $31,240 | $35,150 |
| GA | $25,670 | $29,730 | $35,360 |
| HI | $32,240 | $37,740 | $48,650 |
| IA | $26,240 | $29,300 | $33,730 |
| ID | $24,960 | $29,920 | $37,950 |
| IL | $31,790 | $36,180 | $37,660 |
| IN | $26,440 | $29,480 | $34,540 |
| KS | $22,940 | $28,060 | $34,420 |
| KY | $24,430 | $29,060 | $33,800 |
| LA | $21,840 | $26,440 | $29,280 |
| MA | $35,690 | $37,190 | $41,910 |
| MD | $31,380 | $34,030 | $36,130 |
| ME | $32,410 | $35,620 | $38,110 |
| MI | $28,090 | $31,300 | $36,000 |
| MN | $29,220 | $34,060 | $36,160 |
| MO | $29,890 | $32,150 | $36,020 |
| MS | $22,000 | $26,300 | $28,010 |
| MT | $27,290 | $30,130 | $35,940 |
| NC | $28,030 | $30,340 | $35,150 |
| ND | $26,200 | $29,980 | $35,690 |
| NE | $28,080 | $29,740 | $35,890 |
| NH | $28,500 | $34,960 | $38,740 |
| NJ | $32,800 | $35,900 | $37,640 |
| NM | $28,660 | $30,520 | $35,480 |
| NV | $29,190 | $34,920 | $42,990 |
| NY | $34,480 | $35,450 | $38,360 |
| OH | $26,450 | $29,520 | $34,470 |
| OK | $23,130 | $27,390 | $30,020 |
| OR | $33,760 | $36,040 | $37,890 |
| PA | $24,310 | $29,950 | $34,820 |
| PR | $22,220 | $23,020 | $23,430 |
| RI | $31,530 | $33,960 | $36,350 |
| SC | $27,480 | $29,160 | $33,960 |
| SD | $25,770 | $28,190 | $30,800 |
| TN | $28,020 | $30,530 | $36,510 |
| TX | $25,610 | $29,610 | $34,300 |
| UT | $28,080 | $31,830 | $35,750 |
| VA | $28,750 | $33,130 | $36,570 |
| VT | $30,220 | $36,010 | $38,150 |
| WA | $36,330 | $40,080 | $45,010 |
| WI | $21,980 | $29,070 | $34,670 |
| WV | $22,290 | $26,460 | $28,830 |
| WY | $27,040 | $29,600 | $36,440 |
Other names
restaurant dishwasher, breakdown person, bus person, busser, dish machine operator, DMO, dish person, dish room worker, dish runner, dish stacker, dish tech, dish technician.
dishwashing machine operator, glass washer, kitchen cleaner, kitchen helper, kitchen steward, pan cleaner, pan washer, pot washer, scullion, silver cleaner, silver wrapper, silverware cleaner, steward, tray line worker, tray room worker, utility worker.
What you can already claim
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What you have not done yet. Cleaning tableware, Moving equipment, Arranging tables
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Dishwasher
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This page is about the occupation Dishwashers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.