Salad chef vs executive chef

The differences between salad chefs and executive chefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a salad chef and an executive chef. Additionally, an executive chef has an average salary of $59,416, which is higher than the $36,674 average annual salary of a salad chef.

The top three skills for a salad chef include salad station, cleanliness and customer service. The most important skills for an executive chef are culinary, food preparation, and customer service.

Salad chef vs executive chef overview

	Salad Chef	Executive Chef
Yearly salary	$36,674	$59,416
Hourly rate	$17.63	$28.57
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	19,674	83,085
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Associate Degree, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Salad chef vs executive chef salary

Salad chefs and executive chefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Salad Chef	Executive Chef
Average salary	$36,674	$59,416
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $55,000	Between $40,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Bridgewater Associates
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between salad chef and executive chef education

There are a few differences between a salad chef and an executive chef in terms of educational background:

	Salad Chef	Executive Chef
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Associate Degree, 56%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	Drexel University	Drexel University

Salad chef vs executive chef demographics

Here are the differences between salad chefs' and executive chefs' demographics:

	Salad Chef	Executive Chef
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 54.4% Female, 45.6%	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 10.1% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 10.8% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between salad chef and executive chef duties and responsibilities

Salad chef example responsibilities.

Used strong organizational skills to manage steamers efficiently for both eat-in and take-out services.
Handle cash, checks and cards, while using the POS system.
Perform maintenance and cleanliness operations.
Detail cleanliness and sanitation regulations to follow.
Prepare and cook food at a high intensity culinary establishment using a newly acquire set of culinary techniques.
Maintain HACCP sanitation standards, recognize trouble areas, and respond accordingly

Executive chef example responsibilities.

Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Cater off-premise events, parties, holiday dinners and seasonal BBQ cookouts.
Own and operate a full charge BBQ catering business from a 30 foot mobile kitchen.
Close high percentage of sales opportunities for large builder and designer accounts with strategic VIP events.
Supervise high volume and VIP catering events to include black tie, charity and outdoor events.
Create systems to control BOH operations including: purchasing, receiving, storage, inventory & food cost tracking.

Salad chef vs executive chef skills

Common salad chef skills

Salad Station, 37%
Cleanliness, 22%
Customer Service, 22%
Food Products, 10%
Prep Food, 2%
POS, 1%

Common executive chef skills

Culinary, 14%
Food Preparation, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
Kitchen Operations, 6%
Food Safety, 5%
Food Service, 5%

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