Grill cook vs pantry cook

The differences between grill cooks and pantry 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 pantry cook. Additionally, a pantry cook has an average salary of $33,568, 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 pantry cook are food handling, cleanliness, and kitchen equipment.

Grill cook vs pantry cook overview

	Grill Cook	Pantry Cook
Yearly salary	$31,895	$33,568
Hourly rate	$15.33	$16.14
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	184,603	145,348
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Associate Degree, 39%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Grill cook vs pantry cook salary

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

	Grill Cook	Pantry Cook
Average salary	$31,895	$33,568
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	-
Best paying industry	Hospitality	-

Differences between grill cook and pantry cook education

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

	Grill Cook	Pantry Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Associate Degree, 39%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Grill cook vs pantry cook demographics

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

	Grill Cook	Pantry Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 8.8% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grill cook and pantry 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.

Pantry cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Use of meat slicers, oven and stove.
Monitor garnishing of desserts and salads for plating.
Handle mixing machines and deli slicers per health regulations.
Maintain all HACCP sanitation guidelines on a daily basis.
Perform culinary skills such as cooking, prepping, and cleaning.

Grill cook vs pantry cook skills

Common grill cook skills

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

Common pantry cook skills

Food Handling, 20%
Cleanliness, 18%
Kitchen Equipment, 18%
Quality Standards, 16%
Fine Dining, 7%
Salad Dressings, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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