Snack bar cook vs cook/server

The differences between snack bar cooks and cook/servers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a snack bar cook has an average salary of $31,636, which is higher than the $29,716 average annual salary of a cook/server.

The top three skills for a snack bar cook include kitchen equipment, cleanliness and culinary. The most important skills for a cook/server are customer service, customer orders, and safety standards.

Snack bar cook vs cook/server overview

	Snack Bar Cook	Cook/Server
Yearly salary	$31,636	$29,716
Hourly rate	$15.21	$14.29
Growth rate	16%	14%
Number of jobs	157,590	257,582
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	38	23
Years of experience	4	-

Snack bar cook vs cook/server salary

Snack bar cooks and cook/servers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Snack Bar Cook	Cook/Server
Average salary	$31,636	$29,716
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Bellingham, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	The Harley School
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between snack bar cook and cook/server education

There are a few differences between a snack bar cook and a cook/server in terms of educational background:

	Snack Bar Cook	Cook/Server
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Snack bar cook vs cook/server demographics

Here are the differences between snack bar cooks' and cook/servers' demographics:

	Snack Bar Cook	Cook/Server
Average age	38	23
Gender ratio	Male, 62.7% Female, 37.3%	Male, 45.9% Female, 54.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 8.4% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between snack bar cook and cook/server duties and responsibilities

Snack bar cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Answer phones and run cash register.
Grill variety of foods, fryers, pizza, pretzels, and prepping for meals.
Adjust thermostat control to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters and steam kettles.
Review orders and presentation for minimal mistakes and cleanliness.
Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.

Cook/server example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Assist customers, bag groceries, replenish carts, and clean store.
Pay close attention to detail while multitasking between communicating over the intercom, utilizing the POS, and order placing.
Make smoothies, coffee, customer service, cashier, fill bakery cooler, inventory, stock, and clean!
Operate the filtration system used for the fryers to keep all sanitation guidelines up to standards as per the health department.
Operate, and maintain clean and safe cooking equipment like pressure cooker deep fryers, plate grills, and deep fryers.

Snack bar cook vs cook/server skills

Common snack bar cook skills

Kitchen Equipment, 18%
Cleanliness, 17%
Culinary, 14%
Food Handling, 12%
Quality Standards, 6%
Safety Standards, 6%

Common cook/server skills

Customer Service, 41%
Customer Orders, 8%
Safety Standards, 6%
Food Preparation, 5%
Kitchen Equipment, 4%
POS, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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