Kitchen clerk vs kitchen cook

The differences between kitchen clerks and kitchen cooks 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 $31,452 average annual salary of a kitchen cook.

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

Kitchen clerk vs kitchen cook overview

	Kitchen Clerk	Kitchen Cook
Yearly salary	$32,512	$31,452
Hourly rate	$15.63	$15.12
Growth rate	2%	16%
Number of jobs	82,660	250,354
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	37	38
Years of experience	-	4

Kitchen clerk vs kitchen cook salary

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

	Kitchen Clerk	Kitchen Cook
Average salary	$32,512	$31,452
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hilltop Ski Area
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between kitchen clerk and kitchen cook education

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

	Kitchen Clerk	Kitchen Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen clerk vs kitchen cook demographics

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

	Kitchen Clerk	Kitchen Cook
Average age	37	38
Gender ratio	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%
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, 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 clerk and kitchen cook 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.

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 clerk vs kitchen cook skills

Common kitchen clerk skills

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

Common kitchen cook skills

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

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