Pizza chef vs mexican food cook

The differences between pizza chefs and mexican food 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 mexican food cook takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a pizza chef has an average salary of $32,223, which is higher than the $31,039 average annual salary of a mexican food cook.

The top three skills for a pizza chef include food handling, food products and food safety. The most important skills for a mexican food cook are food handling, patients, and food service.

Pizza chef vs mexican food cook overview

	Pizza Chef	Mexican Food Cook
Yearly salary	$32,223	$31,039
Hourly rate	$15.49	$14.92
Growth rate	15%	16%
Number of jobs	30,536	275,588
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	42	38
Years of experience	6	4

Pizza chef vs mexican food cook salary

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

	Pizza Chef	Mexican Food Cook
Average salary	$32,223	$31,039
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Ncar - The National Center For Atmospheric Research
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between pizza chef and mexican food cook education

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

	Pizza Chef	Mexican Food Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Pizza chef vs mexican food cook demographics

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

	Pizza Chef	Mexican Food Cook
Average age	42	38
Gender ratio	Male, 79.2% Female, 20.8%	Male, 62.6% Female, 37.4%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 8.0% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	9%	6%

Differences between pizza chef and mexican food 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!

Mexican food cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Clean, stock, and restock workstations.
Clean, stock and organize workstations in addition to maintaining sanitation and health standards.
Expect to know how to operate large volume cooking equipment like burger grills, fryers, and/or griddles.
Operate large volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers and griddles, steamer, meat slicer.
Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas in order to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.

Pizza chef vs mexican food cook skills

Common pizza chef skills

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

Common mexican food cook skills

Food Handling, 13%
Patients, 12%
Food Service, 11%
Kitchen Equipment, 8%
Slicers, 5%
Mixers, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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