Deli cook vs grill cook

The differences between deli cooks and grill 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 grill cook. Additionally, a deli cook has an average salary of $32,062, which is higher than the $31,895 average annual salary of a grill cook.

The top three skills for a deli cook include food handling, basic math and cleanliness. The most important skills for a grill cook are sanitation standards, kitchen equipment, and safety standards.

Deli cook vs grill cook overview

	Deli Cook	Grill Cook
Yearly salary	$32,062	$31,895
Hourly rate	$15.41	$15.33
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	169,287	184,603
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Deli cook vs grill cook salary

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

	Deli Cook	Grill Cook
Average salary	$32,062	$31,895
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Beaverton, OR	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Washington
Best paying company	Kohler Co.	St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Hospitality

Differences between deli cook and grill cook education

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

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

Deli cook vs grill cook demographics

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

	Deli Cook	Grill Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 40.2% Female, 59.8%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between deli cook and grill 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.

Grill cook example responsibilities.

Manage portions of grill food items and garnish them, regulate temperature of broilers, grills and roasters.
Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Utilize for relief management, new hire training, inventory control and profitable aspects of people and service.
Maintain station clean food preparation areas; operate large volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers, or griddles.
High-Pace business catering to the consumer needs using hospitality and culinary expertise to provide proper customer satisfaction.
Cook foods by baking, roasting, broiling, frying, saut? ing, steaming and grilling.

Deli cook vs grill cook skills

Common deli cook skills

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

Common grill cook skills

Sanitation Standards, 16%
Kitchen Equipment, 14%
Safety Standards, 13%
Food Handling, 9%
Math, 7%
Dexterity, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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