Specialty foods cook vs fry cook

The differences between specialty foods cooks and fry 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 specialty foods cook and a fry cook. Additionally, a specialty foods cook has an average salary of $31,497, which is higher than the $30,622 average annual salary of a fry cook.

The top three skills for a specialty foods cook include food handling, basic math and dishes. The most important skills for a fry cook are kitchen equipment, customer service, and safety standards.

Specialty foods cook vs fry cook overview

	Specialty Foods Cook	Fry Cook
Yearly salary	$31,497	$30,622
Hourly rate	$15.14	$14.72
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	189,118	246,323
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Specialty foods cook vs fry cook salary

Specialty foods cooks and fry cooks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Specialty Foods Cook	Fry Cook
Average salary	$31,497	$30,622
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Fresno, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	Ncar - The National Center For Atmospheric Research	Anthony
Best paying industry	Retail	Hospitality

Differences between specialty foods cook and fry cook education

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

	Specialty Foods Cook	Fry Cook
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Specialty foods cook vs fry cook demographics

Here are the differences between specialty foods cooks' and fry cooks' demographics:

	Specialty Foods Cook	Fry Cook
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 72.7% Female, 27.3%	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between specialty foods cook and fry cook 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.

Fry cook example responsibilities.

Develop ability to manage multiple stations simultaneously while maintaining high levels of culinary excellence.
Grill burgers and used the deep fryers for various foods, clean all equipment at the end of the shift.
Bread and cook chicken, fry foods, run and clean fryers, clean coolers, do dishes general utilities.
Job responsibilities include preparing and executing dishes, as well as assuming responsibility for cleanliness of restaurant.
Provide friendly, quality, customer service to each Chipotle customer.

Specialty foods cook vs fry cook skills

Common specialty foods cook skills

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

Common fry cook skills

Kitchen Equipment, 23%
Customer Service, 11%
Safety Standards, 10%
Deep-Fat Fryers, 9%
Food Products, 5%
Fine Dining, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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