Order taker vs cook/server

The differences between order takers and cook/servers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an order taker has an average salary of $30,383, which is higher than the $29,716 average annual salary of a cook/server.

The top three skills for an order taker include wine, cleanliness and guest satisfaction. The most important skills for a cook/server are customer service, customer orders, and safety standards.

Order taker vs cook/server overview

	Order Taker	Cook/Server
Yearly salary	$30,383	$29,716
Hourly rate	$14.61	$14.29
Growth rate	-	14%
Number of jobs	77,938	257,582
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	43	23
Years of experience	2	-

Order taker vs cook/server salary

Order takers and cook/servers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Order Taker	Cook/Server
Average salary	$30,383	$29,716
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Las Vegas, NV	Bellingham, WA
Highest paying state	Vermont	Alaska
Best paying company	Raytheon Technologies	The Harley School
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Retail

Differences between order taker and cook/server education

There are a few differences between an order taker and a cook/server in terms of educational background:

	Order Taker	Cook/Server
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Order taker vs cook/server demographics

Here are the differences between order takers' and cook/servers' demographics:

	Order Taker	Cook/Server
Average age	43	23
Gender ratio	Male, 26.7% Female, 73.3%	Male, 45.9% Female, 54.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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	6%	8%

Differences between order taker and cook/server duties and responsibilities

Order taker example responsibilities.

Manage tracking for all orders, manage invoice input via QuickBooks and maintain communications with all clients and vendors.
Assist customers with food selections, using micros.
Assist concierge with guest amenities and VIP events.
Cash out checks through micros, take and complete to go orders.
Deliver all amenities direct to room when ready for VIP guest check-ins.
Possess extensive knowledge of menu in order to upsell and assist guests with suggestions.

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.

Order taker vs cook/server skills

Common order taker skills

Wine, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Guest Satisfaction, 6%
POS, 6%
Basic Math, 6%
Room Service Orders, 6%

Common cook/server skills

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