Pizza chef vs kitchen cook

The differences between pizza chefs and kitchen cooks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a pizza chef, becoming a kitchen cook takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a pizza chef has an average salary of $32,223, which is higher than the $31,452 average annual salary of a kitchen cook.

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

Pizza chef vs kitchen cook overview

	Pizza Chef	Kitchen Cook
Yearly salary	$32,223	$31,452
Hourly rate	$15.49	$15.12
Growth rate	15%	16%
Number of jobs	30,536	250,354
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	42	38
Years of experience	6	4

Pizza chef vs kitchen cook salary

Pizza chefs and kitchen cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pizza Chef	Kitchen Cook
Average salary	$32,223	$31,452
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hilltop Ski Area
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between pizza chef and kitchen cook education

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

	Pizza Chef	Kitchen Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Pizza chef vs kitchen cook demographics

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

	Pizza Chef	Kitchen Cook
Average age	42	38
Gender ratio	Male, 79.2% Female, 20.8%	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 9.7% White, 58.3% 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	9%	6%

Differences between pizza chef and kitchen cook duties and responsibilities

Pizza chef example responsibilities.

Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Place order, host, run cash register creative ideas for new menu items.
Create and prepare international cuisine for executive clientele by using ingenuity, organization, efficiency in production and attention to detail
Train replacement dishwasher employee upon being promote!

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.

Pizza chef vs kitchen cook skills

Common pizza chef skills

Food Handling, 57%
Food Products, 14%
Food Safety, 13%
Dishes, 5%
Customer Service, 4%
Food Service, 1%

Common kitchen cook skills

Dishes, 13%
Food Handling, 11%
Cleanliness, 8%
Math, 8%
Basic Math, 8%
Culinary, 7%

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