Roundsman vs grill cook

The differences between roundsmen and grill cooks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a roundsman and a grill cook. Additionally, a grill cook has an average salary of $31,895, which is higher than the $30,299 average annual salary of a roundsman.

The top three skills for a roundsman include cleanliness, food preparation and wine. The most important skills for a grill cook are sanitation standards, kitchen equipment, and safety standards.

Roundsman vs grill cook overview

	Roundsman	Grill Cook
Yearly salary	$30,299	$31,895
Hourly rate	$14.57	$15.33
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	7,928	184,603
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Roundsman vs grill cook salary

Roundsmen and grill cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Roundsman	Grill Cook
Average salary	$30,299	$31,895
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between roundsman and grill cook education

There are a few differences between a roundsman and a grill cook in terms of educational background:

	Roundsman	Grill Cook
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Roundsman vs grill cook demographics

Here are the differences between roundsmen' and grill cooks' demographics:

	Roundsman	Grill Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 8.9% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between roundsman and grill cook duties and responsibilities

Roundsman example responsibilities.

Achieve proficiency in all culinary areas including grill, saut, pantry, soup, sauce, and sanitation.
Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Prepare food for daily buffets and luncheons.
Monitor buffets to make sure they are stocked properly.
Lunch, dinner and weekend brunch for the 250 seat restaurant.
Preserve the cleanliness of the dining area and provide top-quality customer service.

Grill cook example responsibilities.

Manage portions of grill food items and garnish them, regulate temperature of broilers, grills and roasters.
Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Utilize for relief management, new hire training, inventory control and profitable aspects of people and service.
Maintain station clean food preparation areas; operate large volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers, or griddles.
High-Pace business catering to the consumer needs using hospitality and culinary expertise to provide proper customer satisfaction.
Cook foods by baking, roasting, broiling, frying, saut? ing, steaming and grilling.

Roundsman vs grill cook skills

Common roundsman skills

Cleanliness, 18%
Food Preparation, 17%
Wine, 14%
Culinary, 13%
Food Storage, 9%
Cooking Techniques, 5%

Common grill cook skills

Sanitation Standards, 16%
Kitchen Equipment, 14%
Safety Standards, 13%
Food Handling, 9%
Math, 7%
Dexterity, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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