Falafel cart cook vs grill cook

The differences between falafel cart 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 falafel cart cook and a grill cook. Additionally, a grill cook has an average salary of $31,895, which is higher than the $31,860 average annual salary of a falafel cart cook.

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

Falafel cart cook vs grill cook overview

	Falafel Cart Cook	Grill Cook
Yearly salary	$31,860	$31,895
Hourly rate	$15.32	$15.33
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	133,659	184,603
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Falafel cart cook vs grill cook salary

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Grill Cook
Average salary	$31,860	$31,895
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between falafel cart cook and grill cook education

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Grill Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Falafel cart cook vs grill cook demographics

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Grill Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
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, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between falafel cart cook and grill 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.

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.

Falafel cart cook vs grill cook skills

Common falafel cart cook skills

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

Common grill cook skills

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

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