Catering assistant vs kitchen chef

The differences between catering assistants and kitchen chefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a kitchen chef has an average salary of $37,579, which is higher than the $32,101 average annual salary of a catering assistant.

The top three skills for a catering assistant include patients, food service and customer service. The most important skills for a kitchen chef are culinary, food handling, and quality standards.

Catering assistant vs kitchen chef overview

	Catering Assistant	Kitchen Chef
Yearly salary	$32,101	$37,579
Hourly rate	$15.43	$18.07
Growth rate	2%	15%
Number of jobs	10,042	33,785
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 34%
Average age	37	42
Years of experience	-	6

Catering assistant vs kitchen chef salary

Catering assistants and kitchen chefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Catering Assistant	Kitchen Chef
Average salary	$32,101	$37,579
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $24,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	Massachusetts General Hospital	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between catering assistant and kitchen chef education

There are a few differences between a catering assistant and a kitchen chef in terms of educational background:

	Catering Assistant	Kitchen Chef
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Catering assistant vs kitchen chef demographics

Here are the differences between catering assistants' and kitchen chefs' demographics:

	Catering Assistant	Kitchen Chef
Average age	37	42
Gender ratio	Male, 32.2% Female, 67.8%	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 12.7% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between catering assistant and kitchen chef duties and responsibilities

Catering assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize restaurant reservations.
Monitor patients who cannot receive anything by mouth (NPO) or on liquid diets.
Assist dieticians with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or need to have intake record.
Run POS for student payments, including meal cards and cash.
Comply with regulator agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
Adhere to HIPAA guidelines while processing menu orders with the patient information.

Kitchen chef example responsibilities.

Integrate key culinary leaders into casino and food and beverage operations, achieving positive results and industry awards.
Create and prepare international cuisine for executive clientele by using ingenuity, organization, efficiency in production and attention to detail
Cook menu items on a grill, broiler, and used a deep fryer, oven, stove, and toaster.
Monitor the buffets, organize inventory, purchase orders, record temperatures, make chocolate sculptures, and sugar sculptures.

Catering assistant vs kitchen chef skills

Common catering assistant skills

Patients, 25%
Food Service, 21%
Customer Service, 12%
Food Safety, 7%
Food Delivery, 6%
Beverage Service, 4%

Common kitchen chef skills

Culinary, 16%
Food Handling, 13%
Quality Standards, 11%
Kitchen Equipment, 6%
Fine Dining, 5%
Food Storage, 5%

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