Kitchen chef vs chef de cuisine

The differences between kitchen chefs and chef de cuisines can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a kitchen chef and a chef de cuisine. Additionally, a chef de cuisine has an average salary of $51,926, which is higher than the $37,579 average annual salary of a kitchen chef.

The top three skills for a kitchen chef include culinary, food handling and quality standards. The most important skills for a chef de cuisine are culinary, fine dining, and kitchen operations.

Kitchen chef vs chef de cuisine overview

	Kitchen Chef	Chef De Cuisine
Yearly salary	$37,579	$51,926
Hourly rate	$18.07	$24.96
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	33,785	18,300
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Kitchen chef vs chef de cuisine salary

Kitchen chefs and chef de cuisines have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kitchen Chef	Chef De Cuisine
Average salary	$37,579	$51,926
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $57,000	Between $36,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	TPC Group
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between kitchen chef and chef de cuisine education

There are a few differences between a kitchen chef and a chef de cuisine in terms of educational background:

	Kitchen Chef	Chef De Cuisine
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 56%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Stanford University	Cornell University

Kitchen chef vs chef de cuisine demographics

Here are the differences between kitchen chefs' and chef de cuisines' demographics:

	Kitchen Chef	Chef De Cuisine
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 89.6% Female, 10.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 12.7% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 11.2% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between kitchen chef and chef de cuisine duties and responsibilities

Kitchen chef example responsibilities.

Integrate key culinary leaders into casino and food and beverage operations, achieving positive results and industry awards.
Create and prepare international cuisine for executive clientele by using ingenuity, organization, efficiency in production and attention to detail
Cook menu items on a grill, broiler, and used a deep fryer, oven, stove, and toaster.
Monitor the buffets, organize inventory, purchase orders, record temperatures, make chocolate sculptures, and sugar sculptures.

Chef de cuisine example responsibilities.

Manage the staff to insure the consistency and quality of this Chicago style bistro.
Manage BOH operations for this Michelin recommend restaurant in silicon valley
Manage cold kitchen production for a luxury hotel with a Michelin star restaurant
Train and manage kitchen personnel for both locations, supervised/coordinate all relate culinary activities; purchasing, inventory, butchering.
Work all stations; responsible for mise en place, quality of product, and maintaining sanitation standards.
Train and mentore local staff, hiring, scheduling maintain HACCP and production charts.

Kitchen chef vs chef de cuisine skills

Common kitchen chef skills

Culinary, 16%
Food Handling, 13%
Quality Standards, 11%
Kitchen Equipment, 6%
Fine Dining, 5%
Food Storage, 5%

Common chef de cuisine skills

Culinary, 15%
Fine Dining, 7%
Kitchen Operations, 6%
Food Preparation, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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