Kitchen clerk vs food service assistant

The differences between kitchen clerks and food service assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a kitchen clerk has an average salary of $32,512, which is higher than the $29,354 average annual salary of a food service assistant.

The top three skills for a kitchen clerk include food handling, food products and customer service. The most important skills for a food service assistant are patients, customer service, and food handling.

Kitchen clerk vs food service assistant overview

	Kitchen Clerk	Food Service Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,512	$29,354
Hourly rate	$15.63	$14.11
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	82,660	149,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Kitchen clerk vs food service assistant salary

Kitchen clerks and food service assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kitchen Clerk	Food Service Assistant
Average salary	$32,512	$29,354
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Fremont Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between kitchen clerk and food service assistant education

There are a few differences between a kitchen clerk and a food service assistant in terms of educational background:

	Kitchen Clerk	Food Service Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen clerk vs food service assistant demographics

Here are the differences between kitchen clerks' and food service assistants' demographics:

	Kitchen Clerk	Food Service Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 8.7% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between kitchen clerk and food service assistant duties and responsibilities

Kitchen clerk example responsibilities.

Assist the catering manager to manage, prepare, cook and deliver each day s caterings.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, and handle assembly and disassembling of smoothie machine.
Mix water with detergents and acids to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications, general cleanliness according to safety and company guidelines
Brew, serve, and sell coffee at Starbucks kiosk within the store.

Food service assistant example responsibilities.

Sanitize rooms per OSHA requirements.
Perform regular station audits in accordance to OSHA guidelines.
Experience includes bag room, mail/cargo, ramp, and De-icing.
Maintain cleanliness of kitchenware and food preparation areas in a fast-pace restaurant kitchen.
Streamline kitchen processes for this fast-pace environment, maintaining cleanliness and safe equipment operation.
Monitor radio and delivery system by annotating order tickets resulting in satisfy and hunger free patients.

Kitchen clerk vs food service assistant skills

Common kitchen clerk skills

Food Handling, 53%
Food Products, 13%
Customer Service, 9%
Display Cases, 8%
Slicers, 4%
Food Service, 2%

Common food service assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 12%
Food Handling, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Safety Standards, 6%

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