Falafel cart cook vs line cook

The differences between falafel cart cooks and line 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 line cook. Additionally, a line cook has an average salary of $32,894, 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 line cook are culinary, sanitation standards, and food handling.

Falafel cart cook vs line cook overview

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook
Yearly salary	$31,860	$32,894
Hourly rate	$15.32	$15.81
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	133,659	168,993
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Falafel cart cook vs line cook salary

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook
Average salary	$31,860	$32,894
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Gate City Bank
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between falafel cart cook and line cook education

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Falafel cart cook vs line cook demographics

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 73.1% Female, 26.9%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 8.9% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between falafel cart cook and line 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.

Line cook example responsibilities.

Used strong organizational skills to manage steamers efficiently for both eat-in and take-out services.
Supervise cooks and manage the preparation, portioning, garnishing, and storage of all food items, cutting meat size.
Manage the POS system (adding/deleting specials, editing prices, viewing server appetizer/dessert sales and their server report information).
Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Used equipment such as meat slicers, salamanders and steamers.
Develop food preparation skills and knowledge of tools involve; such as proper use of knives and automate slicers.

Falafel cart cook vs line cook skills

Common falafel cart cook skills

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

Common line cook skills

Culinary, 12%
Sanitation Standards, 11%
Food Handling, 11%
Team Work, 9%
Kitchen Equipment, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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