Falafel cart cook vs lead cook

The differences between falafel cart cooks and lead 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 lead cook. Additionally, a lead cook has an average salary of $35,964, 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 lead cook are customer service, food handling, and culinary.

Falafel cart cook vs lead cook overview

	Falafel Cart Cook	Lead Cook
Yearly salary	$31,860	$35,964
Hourly rate	$15.32	$17.29
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	133,659	160,223
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Falafel cart cook vs lead cook salary

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Lead Cook
Average salary	$31,860	$35,964
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $44,000	Between $27,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Freeport-McMoRan
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between falafel cart cook and lead cook education

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Lead Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Falafel cart cook vs lead cook demographics

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Lead Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
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, 9.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 9.4% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between falafel cart cook and lead 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.

Lead cook example responsibilities.

Manage food expo; facilitate food temp logs; creation of menu specials; management and supervision of production staff
Manage inventory and purchasing of groceries.
Operate standard cooking equipment including slicers, food choppers, fryers, refrigerators, ovens and stoves.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, turbo chefs, and fryers.
Use and clean commercial ovens, meat slicers, steamers, combination ovens and steam kettles.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, kettles, and tilt skillet.

Falafel cart cook vs lead cook skills

Common falafel cart cook skills

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

Common lead cook skills

Customer Service, 14%
Food Handling, 14%
Culinary, 11%
Food Service, 11%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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