Garde manager vs short order cook

The differences between garde managers and short order 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 garde manager and a short order cook. Additionally, a short order cook has an average salary of $30,734, which is higher than the $29,234 average annual salary of a garde manager.

The top three skills for a garde manager include culinary, salad dressings and garde manger. The most important skills for a short order cook are food handling, customer service, and food preparation equipment.

Garde manager vs short order cook overview

	Garde Manager	Short Order Cook
Yearly salary	$29,234	$30,734
Hourly rate	$14.05	$14.78
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	8,307	176,187
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Garde manager vs short order cook salary

Garde managers and short order cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Garde Manager	Short Order Cook
Average salary	$29,234	$30,734
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Marysville, WA	Anaheim, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Washington
Best paying company	Grosse Pointe Yacht Club	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Health Care

Differences between garde manager and short order cook education

There are a few differences between a garde manager and a short order cook in terms of educational background:

	Garde Manager	Short Order Cook
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Garde manager vs short order cook demographics

Here are the differences between garde managers' and short order cooks' demographics:

	Garde Manager	Short Order Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 61.9% Female, 38.1%	Male, 65.1% Female, 34.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 9.5% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 8.1% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between garde manager and short order cook duties and responsibilities

Garde manager example responsibilities.

Manage BOH operations for this Michelin recommend restaurant in silicon valley
Select to serve on a culinary team at new fine dining restaurant providing a relax and comfortable atmosphere.
Provide culinary experience from Germany to recreate authentic German and Bavarian cuisine.
Comply with all sanitation, ServSafe and safety requirements.
Exercise quality of food and work areas through the practice of Servsafe.
Prepare general mise en place and execute menu items during lunch and dinner.

Short order cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Ensure that ovens and stoves remain at appropriate temperatures.
Clean kitchen including wiping down grills, slicers and deep-frying equipment.
Develop teamwork skills with cooks, dishwashers and wait staff, through efficient clean up and preparation of food.
Prepare guest food orders as they are either transmit via the POS system or orally convey at the counter.
Cook foods on the grill station, oven, barbecue grill, deep fryers, and other industrial cooking apparatus.

Garde manager vs short order cook skills

Common garde manager skills

Culinary, 13%
Salad Dressings, 11%
Garde Manger, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Dessert Station, 7%
Banquet Events, 6%

Common short order cook skills

Food Handling, 20%
Customer Service, 14%
Food Preparation Equipment, 11%
Kitchen Equipment, 9%
Food Service, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%

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