Cook house supervisor vs line cook, prep cook

The differences between cook house supervisors and line cooks, prep cook can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a cook house supervisor and a line cook, prep cook. Additionally, a line cook, prep cook has an average salary of $32,982, which is higher than the $32,471 average annual salary of a cook house supervisor.

The top three skills for a cook house supervisor include kitchen equipment, customer service and POS. The most important skills for a line cook, prep cook are kitchen equipment, food handling, and culinary.

Cook house supervisor vs line cook, prep cook overview

	Cook House Supervisor	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Yearly salary	$32,471	$32,982
Hourly rate	$15.61	$15.86
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	166,332	164,756
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Cook house supervisor vs line cook, prep cook salary

Cook house supervisors and line cooks, prep cook have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cook House Supervisor	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Average salary	$32,471	$32,982
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	WESTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB OF AUSTIN
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between cook house supervisor and line cook, prep cook education

There are a few differences between a cook house supervisor and a line cook, prep cook in terms of educational background:

	Cook House Supervisor	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	General Studies	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Cook house supervisor vs line cook, prep cook demographics

Here are the differences between cook house supervisors' and line cooks, prep cook' demographics:

	Cook House Supervisor	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%	Male, 67.6% Female, 32.4%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between cook house supervisor and line cook, prep cook duties and responsibilities

Cook house supervisor example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
Set up buffets for meeting/events.
Help prep up line, plate-ups, buffets, attend action stations from omeletes to carving.
Maintain and follow proper hygiene and sanitation standards.

Line cook, prep cook example responsibilities.

Manage the POS system (adding/deleting specials, editing prices, viewing server appetizer/dessert sales and their server report information).
Prepare cold foods, operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers.
Expedite orders while maintaining food being cook in ovens, griddles, stoves and fryers.
Observe and test foods to determine quality and safety by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and fryers.
Set up and break down for any catering parties or buffets.
Cook foods by baking, roasting, broiling, frying, steaming, grilling.

Cook house supervisor vs line cook, prep cook skills

Common cook house supervisor skills

Kitchen Equipment, 42%
Customer Service, 39%
POS, 19%

Common line cook, prep cook skills

Kitchen Equipment, 25%
Food Handling, 11%
Culinary, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Salad Station, 6%
Line Cooks, 6%

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