Personal chef vs cooking chef

The differences between personal chefs and cooking chefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a personal chef and a cooking chef. Additionally, a personal chef has an average salary of $47,681, which is higher than the $34,973 average annual salary of a cooking chef.

The top three skills for a personal chef include plan menus, in-home and culinary. The most important skills for a cooking chef are food service, food handling, and kitchen equipment.

Personal chef vs cooking chef overview

	Personal Chef	Cooking Chef
Yearly salary	$47,681	$34,973
Hourly rate	$22.92	$16.81
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	30,092	136,558
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Personal chef vs cooking chef salary

Personal chefs and cooking chefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Personal Chef	Cooking Chef
Average salary	$47,681	$34,973
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $72,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Teaneck, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Memphis Country Club
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between personal chef and cooking chef education

There are a few differences between a personal chef and a cooking chef in terms of educational background:

	Personal Chef	Cooking Chef
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Drexel University	Drexel University

Personal chef vs cooking chef demographics

Here are the differences between personal chefs' and cooking chefs' demographics:

	Personal Chef	Cooking Chef
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 49.4% Female, 50.6%	Male, 76.3% Female, 23.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 11.1% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 12.0% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between personal chef and cooking chef duties and responsibilities

Personal chef example responsibilities.

Travel and manage additional kitchens & staff at estates in Hamptons, NJ & NYC.
Cook and manage daily household functions for a large extend family in the Amagansette and NYC.
Manage the kitchens, purchase groceries, supplies and equipment; prepares invoicing, and handles receipts receivable.
Control food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability.
Prepare and package scratch-made, healthy meals, while consider allergies and personal taste.
Shop for client's groceries, and prepare weekly meals in the clients home while maintaining ServSafe health standards.

Cooking chef example responsibilities.

Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Assist culinary instructor in food preparation.
Cook foods by baking, roasting, broiling, frying, saut? ing, steaming, grilling.
Travel to various locations throughout the city to perform culinary task.
Obtain in-depth experience working on grills, ranges, and steamers.
Experience with baking, broiling, frying, roasting and grilling.

Personal chef vs cooking chef skills

Common personal chef skills

Plan Menus, 19%
In-Home, 18%
Culinary, 16%
Food Preparation, 6%
Meal Planning, 6%
Meal Prep, 4%

Common cooking chef skills

Food Service, 23%
Food Handling, 19%
Kitchen Equipment, 16%
Culinary, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Dishwashers, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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