Culinary specialist vs bakery manager

The differences between culinary specialists and bakery managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bakery manager has an average salary of $38,223, which is higher than the $37,641 average annual salary of a culinary specialist.

The top three skills for a culinary specialist include kitchen equipment, culinary and food safety. The most important skills for a bakery manager are food safety, customer service, and food handling.

Culinary specialist vs bakery manager overview

	Culinary Specialist	Bakery Manager
Yearly salary	$37,641	$38,223
Hourly rate	$18.10	$18.38
Growth rate	15%	10%
Number of jobs	41,696	97,468
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Culinary specialist vs bakery manager salary

Culinary specialists and bakery managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Culinary Specialist	Bakery Manager
Average salary	$37,641	$38,223
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $60,000	Between $30,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between culinary specialist and bakery manager education

There are a few differences between a culinary specialist and a bakery manager in terms of educational background:

	Culinary Specialist	Bakery Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Culinary specialist vs bakery manager demographics

Here are the differences between culinary specialists' and bakery managers' demographics:

	Culinary Specialist	Bakery Manager
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 71.8% Female, 28.2%	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.1% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between culinary specialist and bakery manager duties and responsibilities

Culinary specialist example responsibilities.

Manage and lead a HACCP plan for the restaurant.
Manage user securities, roles, database backups, restore, fail-over management for SQL cluster.
Help maintain haccp records, and all sanitation rules.
Set up the batter cart, fryers, and chicken holding cabinet and collect all necessary small wares.
Design and fabricate menu items for guests with gluten sensitivitys, sulfates allergies, and low fat constraints.
Provide meals for patients with food allergies, food sensitivities, diseases and those revolving from surgical procedures, and pediatrics.

Bakery manager example responsibilities.

Manage date perishables and oversee all shipping and receiving for store.
Manage receipts, handling of perishables, co-packing and re-packing, maintenance and dispatch of goods.
Enforce GMP's and USDA rules and regulations.
Monitor associates for GMP or PPE violations.
Excel in brainstorming new ways to improve sales and marketing
Prepare materials for marketing (flyers, sales messages).

Culinary specialist vs bakery manager skills

Common culinary specialist skills

Kitchen Equipment, 16%
Culinary, 16%
Food Safety, 12%
Patients, 11%
Cleanliness, 7%
Food Storage, 4%

Common bakery manager skills

Food Safety, 13%
Customer Service, 8%
Food Handling, 7%
Customer Satisfaction, 7%
Cleanliness, 7%
Bakery Products, 6%

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