Culinary artist vs sushi chef

The differences between culinary artists and sushi 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 sushi chef. Additionally, a sushi chef has an average salary of $42,969, 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 sushi chef are quality standards, cleanliness, and kitchen equipment.

Culinary artist vs sushi chef overview

	Culinary Artist	Sushi Chef
Yearly salary	$40,757	$42,969
Hourly rate	$19.59	$20.66
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	5,981	17,846
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Culinary artist vs sushi chef salary

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

	Culinary Artist	Sushi Chef
Average salary	$40,757	$42,969
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $82,000	Between $27,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Bridgewater, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Sailfish Club of Florida
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between culinary artist and sushi chef education

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

	Culinary Artist	Sushi Chef
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Boston University	Drexel University

Culinary artist vs sushi chef demographics

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

	Culinary Artist	Sushi Chef
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%
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, 7.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 26.6% White, 40.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between culinary artist and sushi 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.

Sushi chef example responsibilities.

Skil at managing kitchen operations and complying with culinary standards.
Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Restock the buffet with the different items as they run low.
Develop variety of menu items catering to customers with food allergies and diet restrictions.
Gain knowledge of all nigiri's, popular rolls, and creation of special rolls.
Mass produce specific sushi rolls as well as specially order individual rolls, hands rolls and sashimi cuts.

Culinary artist vs sushi chef skills

Common culinary artist skills

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

Common sushi chef skills

Quality Standards, 15%
Cleanliness, 14%
Kitchen Equipment, 12%
Food Handling, 10%
Culinary, 8%
Food Storage, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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