Dietary cook vs camp cook

The differences between dietary cooks and camp cooks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a dietary cook and a camp cook. Additionally, a camp cook has an average salary of $32,630, which is higher than the $27,365 average annual salary of a dietary cook.

The top three skills for a dietary cook include patients, food handling and food service. The most important skills for a camp cook are food preparation, food service, and food handling.

Dietary cook vs camp cook overview

	Dietary Cook	Camp Cook
Yearly salary	$27,365	$32,630
Hourly rate	$13.16	$15.69
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	191,406	69,991
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Dietary cook vs camp cook salary

Dietary cooks and camp cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dietary Cook	Camp Cook
Average salary	$27,365	$32,630
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Omaha, NE	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	Utah	California
Best paying company	SantaFe HealthCare	Santa Clara County Office of Education
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Education

Differences between dietary cook and camp cook education

There are a few differences between a dietary cook and a camp cook in terms of educational background:

	Dietary Cook	Camp Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Dietary cook vs camp cook demographics

Here are the differences between dietary cooks' and camp cooks' demographics:

	Dietary Cook	Camp Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 46.3% Female, 53.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 8.2% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between dietary cook and camp cook duties and responsibilities

Dietary cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Provide attention and compassion to all resident's.
Train with culinary chefs and staff members on dinning facility services and organization.
Utilize a broad range of culinary skills to include grill and saute as well as salad and deserts.
Make sure food is prepared within the guidelines of ServSafe and residents' with special needs are tend to.
Prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for residents according to SERVSAFE and HAACP procedures and standards on a daily basis.

Camp cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Work with propane refrigerators, freezer and stoves.
Work remotely in Alaskan bush conducting salmon and otolith surveys, also are the camp cook.
Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Work remotely in Alaskan bush conducting salmon and otolith surveys, also are the camp cook.

Dietary cook vs camp cook skills

Common dietary cook skills

Patients, 16%
Food Handling, 16%
Food Service, 13%
Kitchen Equipment, 9%
Meal Service, 7%
Rehabilitation, 6%

Common camp cook skills

Food Preparation, 35%
Food Service, 33%
Food Handling, 15%
Clean Kitchen, 5%
Allergies, 3%
Kids, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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