Culinary artist vs head cook

The differences between culinary artists and head cooks 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 cook. Additionally, a head cook has an average salary of $44,412, 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 cook are kitchen equipment, meal preparation, and food service.

Culinary artist vs head cook overview

	Culinary Artist	Head Cook
Yearly salary	$40,757	$44,412
Hourly rate	$19.59	$21.35
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	5,981	156,227
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Culinary artist vs head cook salary

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

	Culinary Artist	Head Cook
Average salary	$40,757	$44,412
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $82,000	Between $32,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	San Antonio, TX
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between culinary artist and head cook education

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

	Culinary Artist	Head Cook
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Boston University	Stanford University

Culinary artist vs head cook demographics

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

	Culinary Artist	Head Cook
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%	Male, 63.5% Female, 36.5%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 10.3% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between culinary artist and head cook 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 cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Accommodate all campers and staff with dietary restrictions, food allergies as well as providing vegetarian and vegan options.
Follow all equipment and safety procedures in all operations including slicers, choppers, mixers and other meal processing equipment.
Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Scramble eggs, sausage, potatoes, biscits and gravy.
Create and execute menus for the buffets.

Culinary artist vs head cook skills

Common culinary artist skills

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

Common head cook skills

Kitchen Equipment, 41%
Meal Preparation, 15%
Food Service, 7%
Food Preparation, 3%
Quality Standards, 3%
Safety Standards, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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