Deli cook vs breakfast cook

The differences between deli cooks and breakfast cooks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a deli cook and a breakfast cook. Additionally, a breakfast cook has an average salary of $33,616, which is higher than the $32,062 average annual salary of a deli cook.

The top three skills for a deli cook include food handling, basic math and cleanliness. The most important skills for a breakfast cook are food handling, cleanliness, and culinary.

Deli cook vs breakfast cook overview

	Deli Cook	Breakfast Cook
Yearly salary	$32,062	$33,616
Hourly rate	$15.41	$16.16
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	169,287	187,390
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Deli cook vs breakfast cook salary

Deli cooks and breakfast cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deli Cook	Breakfast Cook
Average salary	$32,062	$33,616
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Beaverton, OR	Beverly, MA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Hawaii
Best paying company	Kohler Co.	Kohler Co.
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Government

Differences between deli cook and breakfast cook education

There are a few differences between a deli cook and a breakfast cook in terms of educational background:

	Deli Cook	Breakfast Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Deli cook vs breakfast cook demographics

Here are the differences between deli cooks' and breakfast cooks' demographics:

	Deli Cook	Breakfast Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 40.2% Female, 59.8%	Male, 53.7% Female, 46.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 8.5% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between deli cook and breakfast cook duties and responsibilities

Deli cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Clean, operate cash register, dismantle and clean equipment, slicers, fryers, rotisserie ovens and reassemble.
Maintain department cleanliness, and provide customer service.
Slice meats & cheeses with rotary blade slicers, size the slices, weigh and wrap foods according to customers satisfaction.
Package meats; grind beef, frozen hamburger patties, chicken fryers, cut up meats, and conduct food inventory.
Maintain cleanliness and preparedness of deli.

Breakfast cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Cut steaks, pizzas, work the line, saut and broiler cook, full-time, then part-time 'till they close.
Provide training to all new hire culinary staff.
Cook weekends for man, broiler, saut e, and banquets.
Prepare lunch items, make sandwiches, roll and bake biscuits, wash dishes
Prep and cook breakfast and lunch dishes for locally own bakery and cafe.

Deli cook vs breakfast cook skills

Common deli cook skills

Food Handling, 21%
Basic Math, 19%
Cleanliness, 10%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Slicers, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

Common breakfast cook skills

Food Handling, 16%
Cleanliness, 16%
Culinary, 13%
Food Service, 8%
Quality Standards, 8%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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