Kitchen staff vs pizza cook

The differences between kitchen staff and pizza cooks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a kitchen staff has an average salary of $29,816, which is higher than the $27,278 average annual salary of a pizza cook.

The top three skills for a kitchen staff include food handling, cleanliness and sanitation standards. The most important skills for a pizza cook are food handling, kitchen equipment, and cleanliness.

Kitchen staff vs pizza cook overview

	Kitchen Staff	Pizza Cook
Yearly salary	$29,816	$27,278
Hourly rate	$14.33	$13.11
Growth rate	2%	16%
Number of jobs	154,513	197,416
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	37	38
Years of experience	-	4

Kitchen staff vs pizza cook salary

Kitchen staff and pizza cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kitchen Staff	Pizza Cook
Average salary	$29,816	$27,278
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Redwood City, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	The Road Home	Bertucci's
Best paying industry	Education	Retail

Differences between kitchen staff and pizza cook education

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

	Kitchen Staff	Pizza Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen staff vs pizza cook demographics

Here are the differences between kitchen staff' and pizza cooks' demographics:

	Kitchen Staff	Pizza Cook
Average age	37	38
Gender ratio	Male, 56.5% Female, 43.5%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.0% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 8.7% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between kitchen staff and pizza cook duties and responsibilities

Kitchen staff example responsibilities.

Assist the catering manager to manage, prepare, cook and deliver each day s caterings.
Present an enjoyable and positive atmosphere while preparing an outstanding product, manage inventory, and maintain cleanliness
Conduct daily inspections for overall cleanliness of all areas and proper sanitizing of food preparation surfaces.
Increase sales by upselling and signing customers up for discount cards
Prep food for dinner dishes, bar back, work on fryers, and wash dishes.
Cook, wash dishes, serve customers, prepare food for caterings, and stock shelves.

Pizza cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Maintain cooking equipment such as ovens and deep fryers.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills & deep fryers.
Make pizzas, calzones, etc., serve pizza to customers, cashier, use POS system.
Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
Maintain dry food storage areas: inventory, FIFO rotation, par supply levels, ordering.

Kitchen staff vs pizza cook skills

Common kitchen staff skills

Food Handling, 25%
Cleanliness, 21%
Sanitation Standards, 13%
Quality Food, 9%
Food Products, 7%
Meal Preparation, 5%

Common pizza cook skills

Food Handling, 24%
Kitchen Equipment, 22%
Cleanliness, 16%
Dishes, 16%
Customer Satisfaction, 10%
Culinary, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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