Cooking teacher vs teacher

The differences between cooking teachers and teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a teacher has an average salary of $47,989, which is higher than the $28,203 average annual salary of a cooking teacher.

The top three skills for a cooking teacher include child care, kids and nutritional meals. The most important skills for a teacher are ESL, handle scheduling, and kids.

Cooking teacher vs teacher overview

	Cooking Teacher	Teacher
Yearly salary	$28,203	$47,989
Hourly rate	$13.56	$23.07
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	53,398	71,918
Job satisfaction	-	4.14
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	42
Years of experience	-	-

Cooking teacher vs teacher salary

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

	Cooking Teacher	Teacher
Average salary	$28,203	$47,989
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $40,000	Between $32,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	King Low Heywood Thomas
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between cooking teacher and teacher education

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

	Cooking Teacher	Teacher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Cooking teacher vs teacher demographics

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

	Cooking Teacher	Teacher
Average age	44	42
Gender ratio	Male, 10.3% Female, 89.7%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.7% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between cooking teacher and teacher 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.

Teacher example responsibilities.

Work closely with co-teacher to manage and co-teach curriculum to a large group.
Target at risk and high achieving students using levele readers and DRA strategies.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Develop social studies and geography curriculum.
Provide kindergarten readiness in approaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and introductory math skills.
Attend and participate in ESL professional development activities, conferences/workshops, curriculum/program planning, & special events and activities.

Cooking teacher vs teacher skills

Common cooking teacher skills

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

Common teacher skills

ESL, 17%
Handle Scheduling, 15%
Kids, 12%
Classroom Management, 7%
CPR, 5%
Curriculum Development, 4%

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