Food Preparation
Dishwashers
SOC 35-9021
Keep dishes, glassware, and the kitchen clean through service.
The job
Median pay
$35k
$30k to $37k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-1.0% projected
Openings a year
69k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
20th pct
More exposed than 20% of occupations · modeled estimate · 3rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
39/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Learning Strategies
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 74,160 | 4.1 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Florida | 40,480 | 4.1 | 1.3× | $31k |
| Texas | 33,630 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $30k |
| New York | 30,680 | 3.2 | 1.0× | $35k |
| Pennsylvania | 19,570 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $30k |
| Illinois | 16,250 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Ohio | 14,380 | 2.6 | 0.8× | $30k |
| Massachusetts | 14,100 | 3.9 | 1.3× | $37k |
| Washington | 12,630 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $40k |
| Virginia | 12,520 | 3.0 | 1.0× | $33k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 12,050 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $30k |
| Michigan | 11,510 | 2.6 | 0.8× | $31k |
| Nevada | 11,360 | 7.3 | 2.4× | $35k |
| Georgia | 11,300 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $30k |
| Arizona | 10,120 | 3.1 | 1.0× | $35k |
| Maryland | 9,310 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $34k |
| Minnesota | 8,710 | 3.0 | 1.0× | $34k |
| Colorado | 8,500 | 3.0 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Wisconsin | 8,190 | 2.8 | 0.9× | $29k |
| Tennessee | 7,810 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $31k |
| South Carolina | 7,550 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $29k |
| New Jersey | 7,450 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $36k |
| Connecticut | 7,340 | 4.3 | 1.4× | $36k |
| Missouri | 7,200 | 2.5 | 0.8× | $32k |
| Indiana | 7,000 | 2.2 | 0.7× | $29k |
| Oregon | 6,680 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Kentucky | 4,890 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $29k |
| Hawaii | 4,520 | 7.2 | 2.4× | $38k |
| Louisiana | 4,210 | 2.2 | 0.7× | $26k |
| Oklahoma | 4,060 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $27k |
| Utah | 3,650 | 2.1 | 0.7× | $32k |
| Washington DC | 3,580 | 5.1 | 1.7× | $39k |
| Alabama | 3,540 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $29k |
| Iowa | 3,290 | 2.1 | 0.7× | $29k |
| New Mexico | 3,250 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $31k |
| Maine | 2,940 | 4.6 | 1.5× | $36k |
| Mississippi | 2,880 | 2.5 | 0.8× | $26k |
| Rhode Island | 2,790 | 5.6 | 1.8× | $34k |
| Idaho | 2,730 | 3.2 | 1.0× | $30k |
| Arkansas | 2,630 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $28k |
| Kansas | 2,480 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $28k |
| New Hampshire | 2,370 | 3.5 | 1.1× | $35k |
| Nebraska | 2,170 | 2.1 | 0.7× | $30k |
| Montana | 2,120 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $30k |
| West Virginia | 1,640 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $26k |
| Delaware | 1,520 | 3.1 | 1.0× | $36k |
| Alaska | 1,300 | 4.0 | 1.3× | $34k |
| Vermont | 1,280 | 4.2 | 1.4× | $36k |
| South Dakota | 1,240 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $28k |
| Wyoming | 1,060 | 3.8 | 1.2× | $30k |
| North Dakota | 800 | 1.9 | 0.6× | $30k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA27,520 jobs · $38k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ25,580 jobs · $36k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL12,240 jobs · $31k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN11,910 jobs · $37k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV11,690 jobs · $37k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,540 jobs · $38k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,930 jobs · $31k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV9,610 jobs · $36k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Dishwashers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.