Kitchen aide vs kitchen cook

The differences between kitchen aides and kitchen cooks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a kitchen cook has an average salary of $31,452, which is higher than the $28,572 average annual salary of a kitchen aide.

The top three skills for a kitchen aide include meal preparation, cleanliness and patients. The most important skills for a kitchen cook are dishes, food handling, and cleanliness.

Kitchen aide vs kitchen cook overview

	Kitchen Aide	Kitchen Cook
Yearly salary	$28,572	$31,452
Hourly rate	$13.74	$15.12
Growth rate	2%	16%
Number of jobs	101,470	250,354
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	37	38
Years of experience	-	4

Kitchen aide vs kitchen cook salary

Kitchen aides and kitchen cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kitchen Aide	Kitchen Cook
Average salary	$28,572	$31,452
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Concord, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Massachusetts
Best paying company	University Settlement	Hilltop Ski Area
Best paying industry	Government	Retail

Differences between kitchen aide and kitchen cook education

There are a few differences between a kitchen aide and a kitchen cook in terms of educational background:

	Kitchen Aide	Kitchen Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen aide vs kitchen cook demographics

Here are the differences between kitchen aides' and kitchen cooks' demographics:

	Kitchen Aide	Kitchen Cook
Average age	37	38
Gender ratio	Male, 35.5% Female, 64.5%	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 9.1% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between kitchen aide and kitchen cook duties and responsibilities

Kitchen aide example responsibilities.

Assist the catering manager to manage, prepare, cook and deliver each day s caterings.
Prepare any specific directions for children with food allergies or on medications that might interact with food.
Ask them for their drinks, if they need certain requests for allergies or guests arriving with them.
Maintain adequate kitchen cleanliness and order through communication with chef and other staff
Work collaboratively with WIC center nutritionist to conduct/obtain require nutritional measures for WIC participants.
Operate massive dishwasher and maintain food inventory.

Kitchen cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Inspect clean and utilize ovens, grills, fryers, mixers, etc.
Experience on grills, fryers, knife handling and slicers.
Experience with fryers, weigh machines, slicers and other similarities.
Used electric ovens and electric stoves.
Regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.

Kitchen aide vs kitchen cook skills

Common kitchen aide skills

Meal Preparation, 23%
Cleanliness, 15%
Patients, 12%
Food Handling, 9%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Food Orders, 5%

Common kitchen cook skills

Dishes, 13%
Food Handling, 11%
Cleanliness, 8%
Math, 8%
Basic Math, 8%
Culinary, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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