Kitchen crew vs kitchen cook

The differences between kitchen crews 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 $29,874 average annual salary of a kitchen crew.

The top three skills for a kitchen crew include food handling, safety standards and cleanliness. The most important skills for a kitchen cook are dishes, food handling, and cleanliness.

Kitchen crew vs kitchen cook overview

	Kitchen Crew	Kitchen Cook
Yearly salary	$29,874	$31,452
Hourly rate	$14.36	$15.12
Growth rate	14%	16%
Number of jobs	166,944	250,354
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	23	38
Years of experience	-	4

Kitchen crew vs kitchen cook salary

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

	Kitchen Crew	Kitchen Cook
Average salary	$29,874	$31,452
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	Massachusetts
Best paying company	McCalls Catering & Events	Hilltop Ski Area
Best paying industry	Retail	Retail

Differences between kitchen crew and kitchen cook education

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

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

Kitchen crew vs kitchen cook demographics

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

	Kitchen Crew	Kitchen Cook
Average age	23	38
Gender ratio	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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	8%	6%

Differences between kitchen crew and kitchen cook duties and responsibilities

Kitchen crew example responsibilities.

Manage facility/workers, close drive-thru, enter information into computer, make hamburgers.
Employ to cook product in the kitchen (on the grill and deep fryers) and clean kitchen equipment when necessary.
Wait on customers, run drive-thru, clean bathrooms, clean lobby, and close front line after closing.
Provide total operational oversight, customer service, and business management through proven leadership and management experience.
use chemical substance to clean stoves.
Process orders by punching them into the POS database and handle cash or credit cards transactions.

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 crew vs kitchen cook skills

Common kitchen crew skills

Food Handling, 28%
Safety Standards, 19%
Cleanliness, 18%
Culinary, 8%
Food Quality, 8%
Food Products, 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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