Grill cook vs banquet cook

The differences between grill cooks and banquet 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 grill cook and a banquet cook. Additionally, a banquet cook has an average salary of $34,599, which is higher than the $31,895 average annual salary of a grill cook.

The top three skills for a grill cook include sanitation standards, kitchen equipment and safety standards. The most important skills for a banquet cook are culinary, quality standards, and cleanliness.

Grill cook vs banquet cook overview

	Grill Cook	Banquet Cook
Yearly salary	$31,895	$34,599
Hourly rate	$15.33	$16.63
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	184,603	151,211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Associate Degree, 51%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Grill cook vs banquet cook salary

Grill cooks and banquet cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grill Cook	Banquet Cook
Average salary	$31,895	$34,599
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $27,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Hawaii
Best paying company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Manufacturing

Differences between grill cook and banquet cook education

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

	Grill Cook	Banquet Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Associate Degree, 51%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Grill cook vs banquet cook demographics

Here are the differences between grill cooks' and banquet cooks' demographics:

	Grill Cook	Banquet Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%	Male, 73.8% Female, 26.2%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 9.0% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grill cook and banquet cook duties and responsibilities

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.

Banquet cook example responsibilities.

Manage the POS system (adding/deleting specials, editing prices, viewing server appetizer/dessert sales and their server report information).
Knife skills, baking, roasting, frying, sauteing, and grilling large quantities.
Follow the HACCP guidelines for preparing food
Well verse in cleaning work areas, equipment, utensils, and dishes.
Work on the different stations in the kitchen like saut, grill and bake.
Task involve preparation of fresh meals daily for the hospital patients and the public.

Grill cook vs banquet cook skills

Common grill cook skills

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

Common banquet cook skills

Culinary, 14%
Quality Standards, 11%
Cleanliness, 10%
Food Handling, 10%
Kitchen Equipment, 8%
Food Preparation, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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