Cheese cook vs lead cook

The differences between cheese cooks and lead cooks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a cheese cook and a lead cook. Additionally, a lead cook has an average salary of $35,964, which is higher than the $34,427 average annual salary of a cheese cook.

Cheese cook vs lead cook overview

	Cheese Cook	Lead Cook
Yearly salary	$34,427	$35,964
Hourly rate	$16.55	$17.29
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	134,476	160,223
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Cheese cook vs lead cook salary

Cheese cooks and lead cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cheese Cook	Lead Cook
Average salary	$34,427	$35,964
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Freeport-McMoRan
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between cheese cook and lead cook education

There are a few differences between a cheese cook and a lead cook in terms of educational background:

	Cheese Cook	Lead Cook
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Cheese cook vs lead cook demographics

Here are the differences between cheese cooks' and lead cooks' demographics:

	Cheese Cook	Lead Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 48.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 9.4% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between cheese cook and lead cook duties and responsibilities

Cheese cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Verify patient information, new medications and allergies educate patients by providing medication and diet information.
Operate breakfast omelet station in a fast-pace environment.

Lead cook example responsibilities.

Manage food expo; facilitate food temp logs; creation of menu specials; management and supervision of production staff
Manage inventory and purchasing of groceries.
Operate standard cooking equipment including slicers, food choppers, fryers, refrigerators, ovens and stoves.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, turbo chefs, and fryers.
Use and clean commercial ovens, meat slicers, steamers, combination ovens and steam kettles.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, kettles, and tilt skillet.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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