Culinary chef vs chef de partie

The differences between culinary chefs and chef de parties 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 chef and a chef de partie. Additionally, a culinary chef has an average salary of $49,417, which is higher than the $39,938 average annual salary of a chef de partie.

The top three skills for a culinary chef include culinary, fine dining and food service. The most important skills for a chef de partie are culinary, kitchen equipment, and cleanliness.

Culinary chef vs chef de partie overview

	Culinary Chef	Chef De Partie
Yearly salary	$49,417	$39,938
Hourly rate	$23.76	$19.20
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	20,066	18,913
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 46%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Culinary chef vs chef de partie salary

Culinary chefs and chef de parties have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Culinary Chef	Chef De Partie
Average salary	$49,417	$39,938
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $70,000	Between $24,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	Concord, NH
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Itron
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between culinary chef and chef de partie education

There are a few differences between a culinary chef and a chef de partie in terms of educational background:

	Culinary Chef	Chef De Partie
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 46%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Boston University	Cornell University

Culinary chef vs chef de partie demographics

Here are the differences between culinary chefs' and chef de parties' demographics:

	Culinary Chef	Chef De Partie
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 63.9% Female, 36.1%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 11.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 15.3% White, 49.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between culinary chef and chef de partie duties and responsibilities

Culinary chef example responsibilities.

Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Provide informative culinary instruction and product knowledge to create exceptional customer experiences.
Balance emerging trends and culinary creativity with cost, utilization and operational execution.
Develop seasonal menus focusing on classical French cuisine with consideration to customer base, product availability and cost.
Develop and open a USDA inspect production facility.

Chef de partie example responsibilities.

Manage all sections of the kitchen such as sauce, Thai, cuisine, Arabic, and grill.
Manage cold kitchen production for a luxury hotel with a Michelin star restaurant
Look after the kitchen cleaning (HACCP).
Handle ordering and receiving using HACCP.
Design menu items that pair with the currents wine offerings of the winery.
Develop and expand knowledge of French cuisine in a kitchen environment requiring the highest levels of consistency and precision.

Culinary chef vs chef de partie skills

Common culinary chef skills

Culinary, 30%
Fine Dining, 10%
Food Service, 8%
Cuisine, 7%
Kitchen Equipment, 6%
Recipe Development, 4%

Common chef de partie skills

Culinary, 14%
Kitchen Equipment, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Food Preparation, 7%
Fine Dining, 6%
Cuisine, 6%

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