Cooking teacher vs student assistant

The differences between cooking teachers and student assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cooking teacher has an average salary of $28,203, which is higher than the $25,439 average annual salary of a student assistant.

The top three skills for a cooking teacher include child care, kids and nutritional meals. The most important skills for a student assistant are customer service, front desk, and administrative assistance.

Cooking teacher vs student assistant overview

	Cooking Teacher	Student Assistant
Yearly salary	$28,203	$25,439
Hourly rate	$13.56	$12.23
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	53,398	29,093
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Cooking teacher vs student assistant salary

Cooking teachers and student assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cooking Teacher	Student Assistant
Average salary	$28,203	$25,439
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $40,000	Between $17,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Albany, NY
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Ncar - The National Center For Atmospheric Research
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between cooking teacher and student assistant education

There are a few differences between a cooking teacher and a student assistant in terms of educational background:

	Cooking Teacher	Student Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Cooking teacher vs student assistant demographics

Here are the differences between cooking teachers' and student assistants' demographics:

	Cooking Teacher	Student Assistant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 10.3% Female, 89.7%	Male, 36.8% Female, 63.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 8.5% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 8.1% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between cooking teacher and student assistant duties and responsibilities

Cooking teacher example responsibilities.

Plan and prepare a nutritional menu base on USDA and state guidelines.
Provide care and Montessori education to preschool kids as well as prepared kosher nutritious and healthy meals and snacks.
Pick up groceries at the store.
Certify in basic CPR techniques.
Prepare separate meals for children with specific food allergies.
Provide nutritious meals for children according to USDA nutrition guidelines.

Student assistant example responsibilities.

Help troubleshoot public computers according to directions and also manage database of library.
Adhere to all aspects of FERPA and student confidentiality guidelines.
Answer phone, run errands, take messages, help office manager
Order, open and distribute office supplies weekly, and run errands.
Clean and stock supplies in restrooms, wash windows, walls and fix light fixtures.
Perform CPR during emergency rotation.

Cooking teacher vs student assistant skills

Common cooking teacher skills

Child Care, 39%
Kids, 18%
Nutritional Meals, 13%
Clean Kitchen, 6%
CPR, 4%
Food Preparation, 3%

Common student assistant skills

Customer Service, 13%
Front Desk, 8%
Administrative Assistance, 7%
Financial Aid, 7%
PowerPoint, 6%
Office Equipment, 5%

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