Mexican food maker vs cook/server

The differences between mexican food makers and cook/servers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cook/server has an average salary of $29,716, which is higher than the $27,084 average annual salary of a mexican food maker.

The top three skills for a mexican food maker include customer service, food preparation and safety standards. The most important skills for a cook/server are customer service, customer orders, and safety standards.

Mexican food maker vs cook/server overview

	Mexican Food Maker	Cook/Server
Yearly salary	$27,084	$29,716
Hourly rate	$13.02	$14.29
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	113,884	257,582
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	23	23
Years of experience	-	-

Mexican food maker vs cook/server salary

Mexican food makers and cook/servers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mexican Food Maker	Cook/Server
Average salary	$27,084	$29,716
Salary range	Between $14,000 And $49,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Bellingham, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	The Harley School
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between mexican food maker and cook/server education

There are a few differences between a mexican food maker and a cook/server in terms of educational background:

	Mexican Food Maker	Cook/Server
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mexican food maker vs cook/server demographics

Here are the differences between mexican food makers' and cook/servers' demographics:

	Mexican Food Maker	Cook/Server
Average age	23	23
Gender ratio	Male, 38.0% Female, 62.0%	Male, 45.9% Female, 54.1%
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, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between mexican food maker and cook/server duties and responsibilities

Mexican food maker example responsibilities.

Make food and smoothies as ordered.
Prep food items, take customer orders and prepare menu items, run cash register on POS system, clean.
Preform equipment maintenance to ensure proper tolerances for precise mowing conditions.
Used electric ovens, electric stoves, gas stoves and gas ovens.

Cook/server example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Assist customers, bag groceries, replenish carts, and clean store.
Pay close attention to detail while multitasking between communicating over the intercom, utilizing the POS, and order placing.
Make smoothies, coffee, customer service, cashier, fill bakery cooler, inventory, stock, and clean!
Operate the filtration system used for the fryers to keep all sanitation guidelines up to standards as per the health department.
Operate, and maintain clean and safe cooking equipment like pressure cooker deep fryers, plate grills, and deep fryers.

Mexican food maker vs cook/server skills

Common mexican food maker skills

Customer Service, 57%
Food Preparation, 9%
Safety Standards, 5%
Making Sandwiches, 5%
Food Safety, 4%
Smoothies, 4%

Common cook/server skills

Customer Service, 41%
Customer Orders, 8%
Safety Standards, 6%
Food Preparation, 5%
Kitchen Equipment, 4%
POS, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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