Kitchen chef vs cooking chef

The differences between kitchen chefs and cooking chefs 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 cooking chef. Additionally, a kitchen chef has an average salary of $37,579, which is higher than the $34,973 average annual salary of a cooking chef.

The top three skills for a kitchen chef include culinary, food handling and quality standards. The most important skills for a cooking chef are food service, food handling, and kitchen equipment.

Kitchen chef vs cooking chef overview

	Kitchen Chef	Cooking Chef
Yearly salary	$37,579	$34,973
Hourly rate	$18.07	$16.81
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	33,785	136,558
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Kitchen chef vs cooking chef salary

Kitchen chefs and cooking chefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kitchen Chef	Cooking Chef
Average salary	$37,579	$34,973
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $57,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Teaneck, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Memphis Country Club
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between kitchen chef and cooking chef education

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

	Kitchen Chef	Cooking Chef
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Stanford University	Drexel University

Kitchen chef vs cooking chef demographics

Here are the differences between kitchen chefs' and cooking chefs' demographics:

	Kitchen Chef	Cooking Chef
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 76.3% Female, 23.7%
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, 10.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 12.0% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between kitchen chef and cooking chef 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.

Cooking chef example responsibilities.

Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Assist culinary instructor in food preparation.
Cook foods by baking, roasting, broiling, frying, saut? ing, steaming, grilling.
Travel to various locations throughout the city to perform culinary task.
Obtain in-depth experience working on grills, ranges, and steamers.
Experience with baking, broiling, frying, roasting and grilling.

Kitchen chef vs cooking chef skills

Common kitchen chef skills

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

Common cooking chef skills

Food Service, 23%
Food Handling, 19%
Kitchen Equipment, 16%
Culinary, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Dishwashers, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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