Roundsman vs lead cook

The differences between roundsmen and lead 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 lead cook. Additionally, a lead cook has an average salary of $35,964, 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 lead cook are customer service, food handling, and culinary.

Roundsman vs lead cook overview

	Roundsman	Lead Cook
Yearly salary	$30,299	$35,964
Hourly rate	$14.57	$17.29
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	7,928	160,223
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Roundsman vs lead cook salary

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

	Roundsman	Lead Cook
Average salary	$30,299	$35,964
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $27,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Freeport-McMoRan
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between roundsman and lead cook education

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

	Roundsman	Lead Cook
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Roundsman vs lead cook demographics

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

	Roundsman	Lead Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
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, 9.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 9.4% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between roundsman and lead 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.

Lead cook example responsibilities.

Manage food expo; facilitate food temp logs; creation of menu specials; management and supervision of production staff
Manage inventory and purchasing of groceries.
Operate standard cooking equipment including slicers, food choppers, fryers, refrigerators, ovens and stoves.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, turbo chefs, and fryers.
Use and clean commercial ovens, meat slicers, steamers, combination ovens and steam kettles.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, kettles, and tilt skillet.

Roundsman vs lead cook skills

Common roundsman skills

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

Common lead cook skills

Customer Service, 14%
Food Handling, 14%
Culinary, 11%
Food Service, 11%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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