Falafel cart cook vs line cook, prep cook

The differences between falafel cart cooks and line cooks, prep cook 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, prep cook. Additionally, a line cook, prep cook has an average salary of $32,982, 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, prep cook are kitchen equipment, food handling, and culinary.

Falafel cart cook vs line cook, prep cook overview

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Yearly salary	$31,860	$32,982
Hourly rate	$15.32	$15.86
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	133,659	164,756
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Falafel cart cook vs line cook, prep cook salary

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Average salary	$31,860	$32,982
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	WESTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB OF AUSTIN
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between falafel cart cook and line cook, prep cook education

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Falafel cart cook vs line cook, prep cook demographics

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

	Falafel Cart Cook	Line Cook, Prep Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 67.6% Female, 32.4%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between falafel cart cook and line cook, prep 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, prep cook example responsibilities.

Manage the POS system (adding/deleting specials, editing prices, viewing server appetizer/dessert sales and their server report information).
Prepare cold foods, operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers.
Expedite orders while maintaining food being cook in ovens, griddles, stoves and fryers.
Observe and test foods to determine quality and safety by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and fryers.
Set up and break down for any catering parties or buffets.
Cook foods by baking, roasting, broiling, frying, steaming, grilling.

Falafel cart cook vs line cook, prep cook skills

Common falafel cart cook skills

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

Common line cook, prep cook skills

Kitchen Equipment, 25%
Food Handling, 11%
Culinary, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Salad Station, 6%
Line Cooks, 6%

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