Steamer vs frier

The differences between steamers and friers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a frier has an average salary of $33,006, which is higher than the $23,503 average annual salary of a steamer.

The top three skills for a steamer include customer service, steamers and prep food. The most important skills for a frier are customer service, , and .

Steamer vs frier overview

	Steamer	Frier
Yearly salary	$23,503	$33,006
Hourly rate	$11.30	$15.87
Growth rate	6%	4%
Number of jobs	134	142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	38	44
Years of experience	-	3

Steamer vs frier salary

Steamers and friers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Steamer	Frier
Average salary	$23,503	$33,006
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $26,000	Between $23,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between steamer and frier education

There are a few differences between a steamer and a frier in terms of educational background:

	Steamer	Frier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	General Studies	Computer Science
Most common college	-	-

Steamer vs frier demographics

Here are the differences between steamers' and friers' demographics:

	Steamer	Frier
Average age	38	44
Gender ratio	Male, 72.9% Female, 27.1%	Male, 70.6% Female, 29.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 4.0% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 10.7% White, 47.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between steamer and frier duties and responsibilities

Steamer example responsibilities.

Clean steamers, dishes, mop, knives.
Handle registers including drive-thru window orders & maintain efficient time management.
Start out food running, promote to head expo which include line duties, and finally promote to server

Frier example responsibilities.

Operate computerized fryers, freezer tunnels and equipment, computerize vertical-fill packaging line, and computerize extruder equipment.
Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.

Steamer vs frier skills

Common steamer skills

Customer Service, 59%
Steamers, 17%
Prep Food, 8%
Food Orders, 8%
Assembly Line, 8%

Common frier skills

Customer Service, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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