Specialty foods cook vs cook/dishwasher

The differences between specialty foods cooks and cook/dishwashers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cook/dishwasher has an average salary of $31,703, which is higher than the $31,497 average annual salary of a specialty foods cook.

The top three skills for a specialty foods cook include food handling, basic math and dishes. The most important skills for a cook/dishwasher are wash dishes, customer service, and dishwashers.

Specialty foods cook vs cook/dishwasher overview

	Specialty Foods Cook	Cook/Dishwasher
Yearly salary	$31,497	$31,703
Hourly rate	$15.14	$15.24
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	189,118	133,000
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 58%
Average age	38	36
Years of experience	4	-

Specialty foods cook vs cook/dishwasher salary

Specialty foods cooks and cook/dishwashers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Specialty Foods Cook	Cook/Dishwasher
Average salary	$31,497	$31,703
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	Ncar - The National Center For Atmospheric Research	New Seasons Market
Best paying industry	Retail	Hospitality

Differences between specialty foods cook and cook/dishwasher education

There are a few differences between a specialty foods cook and a cook/dishwasher in terms of educational background:

	Specialty Foods Cook	Cook/Dishwasher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Specialty foods cook vs cook/dishwasher demographics

Here are the differences between specialty foods cooks' and cook/dishwashers' demographics:

	Specialty Foods Cook	Cook/Dishwasher
Average age	38	36
Gender ratio	Male, 72.7% Female, 27.3%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between specialty foods cook and cook/dishwasher duties and responsibilities

Specialty foods cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Operate a large volume of cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers, and griddles.
Collect orders from customers, clean dining room, wash dishes, safely cook food to customer liking.
Ensure food are stored and cook at correct temperatures by regulating temperature of oven, broilers, grills and roasters.
Bag merchandise by following standard procedures.maintain Drive-thru times.
Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.

Cook/dishwasher example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Cook and prepare sandwiches and entrees throughout the shift, working with slicers, grills, and fryers.
Enter orders into pos system.
Organize groceries as to ensure use before expiration.
Host: open/close shifts, greet and seat tables, run seating board.
Serve food to customers, run the cash register and also buse tables and wash dishes.

Specialty foods cook vs cook/dishwasher skills

Common specialty foods cook skills

Food Handling, 45%
Basic Math, 35%
Dishes, 5%
Food Service, 4%
Safety Standards, 3%
Food Products, 1%

Common cook/dishwasher skills

Wash Dishes, 44%
Customer Service, 12%
Dishwashers, 7%
Prep Food, 6%
Safety Standards, 4%
Kitchen Equipment, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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