Grill cook vs pizza cook

The differences between grill cooks and pizza 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 pizza cook. Additionally, a grill cook has an average salary of $31,895, which is higher than the $27,278 average annual salary of a pizza cook.

The top three skills for a grill cook include sanitation standards, kitchen equipment and safety standards. The most important skills for a pizza cook are food handling, kitchen equipment, and cleanliness.

Grill cook vs pizza cook overview

	Grill Cook	Pizza Cook
Yearly salary	$31,895	$27,278
Hourly rate	$15.33	$13.11
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	184,603	197,416
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Grill cook vs pizza cook salary

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

	Grill Cook	Pizza Cook
Average salary	$31,895	$27,278
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	Bertucci's
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Retail

Differences between grill cook and pizza cook education

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

	Grill Cook	Pizza Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Grill cook vs pizza cook demographics

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

	Grill Cook	Pizza Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
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, 7.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 8.7% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grill cook and pizza 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.

Pizza cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Maintain cooking equipment such as ovens and deep fryers.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills & deep fryers.
Make pizzas, calzones, etc., serve pizza to customers, cashier, use POS system.
Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
Maintain dry food storage areas: inventory, FIFO rotation, par supply levels, ordering.

Grill cook vs pizza cook skills

Common grill cook skills

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

Common pizza cook skills

Food Handling, 24%
Kitchen Equipment, 22%
Cleanliness, 16%
Dishes, 16%
Customer Satisfaction, 10%
Culinary, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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