Falafel cart cook vs fry cook

The differences between falafel cart cooks and fry 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 falafel cart cook and a fry cook. Additionally, a falafel cart cook has an average salary of $31,860, which is higher than the $30,622 average annual salary of a fry cook.

The top three skills for a falafel cart cook include food quality, la carte and meal period. The most important skills for a fry cook are kitchen equipment, customer service, and safety standards.

Falafel cart cook vs fry cook overview

	Falafel Cart Cook	Fry Cook
Yearly salary	$31,860	$30,622
Hourly rate	$15.32	$14.72
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	133,659	246,323
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Falafel cart cook vs fry cook salary

Falafel cart cooks and fry cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Falafel Cart Cook	Fry Cook
Average salary	$31,860	$30,622
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $44,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Fresno, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Anthony
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between falafel cart cook and fry cook education

There are a few differences between a falafel cart cook and a fry cook in terms of educational background:

	Falafel Cart Cook	Fry Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Falafel cart cook vs fry cook demographics

Here are the differences between falafel cart cooks' and fry cooks' demographics:

	Falafel Cart Cook	Fry Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between falafel cart cook and fry cook duties and responsibilities

Falafel cart cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Prepare and cook food according to orders using a variety of cooking equipment such as large deep fryers and ovens.
Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
Maintain and follow proper hygiene and sanitation standards.

Fry cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Grill burgers and used the deep fryers for various foods, clean all equipment at the end of the shift.
Bread and cook chicken, fry foods, run and clean fryers, clean coolers, do dishes general utilities.
Job responsibilities include preparing and executing dishes, as well as assuming responsibility for cleanliness of restaurant.
Provide friendly, quality, customer service to each Chipotle customer.

Falafel cart cook vs fry cook skills

Common falafel cart cook skills

Food Quality, 45%
La Carte, 35%
Meal Period, 10%
Customer Service, 10%

Common fry cook skills

Kitchen Equipment, 23%
Customer Service, 11%
Safety Standards, 10%
Deep-Fat Fryers, 9%
Food Products, 5%
Fine Dining, 5%

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