Pizza chef vs pizza cook

The differences between pizza chefs and pizza 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 pizza cook takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a pizza chef has an average salary of $32,223, which is higher than the $27,278 average annual salary of a pizza cook.

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

Pizza chef vs pizza cook overview

	Pizza Chef	Pizza Cook
Yearly salary	$32,223	$27,278
Hourly rate	$15.49	$13.11
Growth rate	15%	16%
Number of jobs	30,536	197,416
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	42	38
Years of experience	6	4

Pizza chef vs pizza cook salary

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

	Pizza Chef	Pizza Cook
Average salary	$32,223	$27,278
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bertucci's
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between pizza chef and pizza cook education

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

	Pizza Chef	Pizza Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Pizza chef vs pizza cook demographics

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

	Pizza Chef	Pizza Cook
Average age	42	38
Gender ratio	Male, 79.2% Female, 20.8%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
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, 7.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 8.7% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	6%

Differences between pizza chef and pizza 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!

Pizza cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Maintain cooking equipment such as ovens and deep fryers.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills & deep fryers.
Make pizzas, calzones, etc., serve pizza to customers, cashier, use POS system.
Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
Maintain dry food storage areas: inventory, FIFO rotation, par supply levels, ordering.

Pizza chef vs pizza cook skills

Common pizza chef skills

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

Common pizza cook skills

Food Handling, 24%
Kitchen Equipment, 22%
Cleanliness, 16%
Dishes, 16%
Customer Satisfaction, 10%
Culinary, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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