Dishwasher
What the work is
Cleans dishes, cutlery and kitchen equipment after use.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Washes dishes, cutlery, pots, pans and other kitchen utensils and equipment
- Removes trash and maintains cleanliness in the kitchen area
- Performs deep cleaning of food preparation and general kitchen areas at the end of service
- Inspects and disposes of damaged service or kitchen utensils
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the kitchen of a busy hotel that supplies a restaurant, a bar and a function room. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- The dish pit is cleared, the kitchen is spotless and the chef nods thanks as you go
- A pastry chef trusts you to finish a batch alone for the first time
- A tough Saturday night ends and the team shares a meal at the back door
Hard days
- Standing at the sink as plates arrive faster than you can wash them
- Steam, heat and a wet floor that never stays dry for long
- Being told what to do by three people at once when everyone is busy
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 851232, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.