Culinary artist vs head chef

The differences between culinary artists and head chefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a culinary artist and a head chef. Additionally, a head chef has an average salary of $45,470, which is higher than the $40,757 average annual salary of a culinary artist.

The top three skills for a culinary artist include dishes, food handling and food preparation. The most important skills for a head chef are kitchen operations, culinary, and dinner service.

Culinary artist vs head chef overview

	Culinary Artist	Head Chef
Yearly salary	$40,757	$45,470
Hourly rate	$19.59	$21.86
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	5,981	27,331
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Associate Degree, 43%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Culinary artist vs head chef salary

Culinary artists and head chefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Culinary Artist	Head Chef
Average salary	$40,757	$45,470
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $82,000	Between $28,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Wellesley, MA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between culinary artist and head chef education

There are a few differences between a culinary artist and a head chef in terms of educational background:

	Culinary Artist	Head Chef
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Associate Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Boston University	Drexel University

Culinary artist vs head chef demographics

Here are the differences between culinary artists' and head chefs' demographics:

	Culinary Artist	Head Chef
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%	Male, 79.8% Female, 20.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 8.4% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 11.2% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between culinary artist and head chef duties and responsibilities

Culinary artist example responsibilities.

Manage inventory and facilitate product orders of the culinary and science departments.
Create dishes to fulfill changing menu requirements on a daily basis.
Instruct cooks in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food.
Coordinate constant clean up in kitchen; operate grills, fryers, and microwaves.
Conceptualize and develop terrain models using Maya and partner with director and animators to correspond and produce effective shots.
Provide model of strong work ethic, assume leadership when in crisis, and professionally handle extremely hectic situations.

Head chef example responsibilities.

Hire, train, and manage a staff of cooks, also train servers and cross train dishwashers.
Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Supervise, coordinate and direct all culinary activities within the food service department.
Work manned omelet and brunch stations in dining room.
Develop HACCP plans for every fresh item carry on premises.
Assist with setup and break down of equipment for parties, meetings and brunch.

Culinary artist vs head chef skills

Common culinary artist skills

Dishes, 34%
Food Handling, 31%
Food Preparation, 29%
Culinary, 4%
Cooking Techniques, 1%
Fine Dining, 1%

Common head chef skills

Kitchen Operations, 27%
Culinary, 9%
Dinner Service, 6%
Food Service, 5%
Cuisine, 3%
Safety Standards, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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