Snack bar cook vs grill cook

The differences between snack bar cooks 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 snack bar cook and a grill cook. Additionally, a grill cook has an average salary of $31,895, which is higher than the $31,636 average annual salary of a snack bar cook.

The top three skills for a snack bar cook include kitchen equipment, cleanliness and culinary. The most important skills for a grill cook are sanitation standards, kitchen equipment, and safety standards.

Snack bar cook vs grill cook overview

	Snack Bar Cook	Grill Cook
Yearly salary	$31,636	$31,895
Hourly rate	$15.21	$15.33
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	157,590	184,603
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Snack bar cook vs grill cook salary

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

	Snack Bar Cook	Grill Cook
Average salary	$31,636	$31,895
Salary range	Between $25,000 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 snack bar cook and grill cook education

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

	Snack Bar Cook	Grill Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Snack bar cook vs grill cook demographics

Here are the differences between snack bar cooks' and grill cooks' demographics:

	Snack Bar Cook	Grill Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 62.7% Female, 37.3%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
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, 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 snack bar cook and grill cook 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.

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.

Snack bar cook vs grill cook skills

Common snack bar cook skills

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

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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