Grill cook vs breakfast cook

The differences between grill cooks and breakfast 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 breakfast cook. Additionally, a breakfast cook has an average salary of $33,616, 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 breakfast cook are food handling, cleanliness, and culinary.

Grill cook vs breakfast cook overview

	Grill Cook	Breakfast Cook
Yearly salary	$31,895	$33,616
Hourly rate	$15.33	$16.16
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	184,603	187,390
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Grill cook vs breakfast cook salary

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

	Grill Cook	Breakfast Cook
Average salary	$31,895	$33,616
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Beverly, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Hawaii
Best paying company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	Kohler Co.
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Government

Differences between grill cook and breakfast cook education

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

	Grill Cook	Breakfast Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Grill cook vs breakfast cook demographics

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

	Grill Cook	Breakfast Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%	Male, 53.7% Female, 46.3%
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, 15.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grill cook and breakfast 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.

Breakfast cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Cut steaks, pizzas, work the line, saut and broiler cook, full-time, then part-time 'till they close.
Provide training to all new hire culinary staff.
Cook weekends for man, broiler, saut e, and banquets.
Prepare lunch items, make sandwiches, roll and bake biscuits, wash dishes
Prep and cook breakfast and lunch dishes for locally own bakery and cafe.

Grill cook vs breakfast cook skills

Common grill cook skills

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

Common breakfast cook skills

Food Handling, 16%
Cleanliness, 16%
Culinary, 13%
Food Service, 8%
Quality Standards, 8%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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