Saucier vs lead cook

The differences between sauciers 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 saucier and a lead cook. Additionally, a lead cook has an average salary of $35,964, which is higher than the $30,614 average annual salary of a saucier.

The top three skills for a saucier include food handling, fine dining and culinary. The most important skills for a lead cook are customer service, food handling, and culinary.

Saucier vs lead cook overview

	Saucier	Lead Cook
Yearly salary	$30,614	$35,964
Hourly rate	$14.72	$17.29
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	5,479	160,223
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 66%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Saucier vs lead cook salary

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

	Saucier	Lead Cook
Average salary	$30,614	$35,964
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	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 saucier and lead cook education

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

	Saucier	Lead Cook
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 66%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Saucier vs lead cook demographics

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

	Saucier	Lead Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 57.6% 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 saucier and lead cook duties and responsibilities

Saucier example responsibilities.

Manage and control all receive productusing FIFO.
Train, mentore, manage and discipline lead chefs, associate chefs, prep cooks, pastry assistants and dishwashers.
Make sure of proper (FIFO) rotation of sauces make.
Work primarily saut station, but all stations as needed.
Prepare all sauces, hot appetizers and all saut ed food.
Maintain the highest level of food safety practices as set out by HACCP and SAFESERVE.

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.

Saucier vs lead cook skills

Common saucier skills

Food Handling, 30%
Fine Dining, 26%
Culinary, 19%
Mother Sauces, 11%
Food Preparation, 11%
Saut, 1%

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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