Backroom associate vs garden associate

The differences between backroom associates and garden associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a garden associate has an average salary of $32,047, which is higher than the $31,395 average annual salary of a backroom associate.

The top three skills for a backroom associate include groceries, customer service and cleanliness. The most important skills for a garden associate are product knowledge, sales floor, and stock merchandise.

Backroom associate vs garden associate overview

	Backroom Associate	Garden Associate
Yearly salary	$31,395	$32,047
Hourly rate	$15.09	$15.41
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	228,218	220,495
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Backroom associate vs garden associate salary

Backroom associates and garden associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Backroom Associate	Garden Associate
Average salary	$31,395	$32,047
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $23,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between backroom associate and garden associate education

There are a few differences between a backroom associate and a garden associate in terms of educational background:

	Backroom Associate	Garden Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Backroom associate vs garden associate demographics

Here are the differences between backroom associates' and garden associates' demographics:

	Backroom Associate	Garden Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 76.7% Female, 23.3%	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.5% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between backroom associate and garden associate duties and responsibilities

Backroom associate example responsibilities.

Receive, inspect and store groceries.
Unload the Walmart trucks as they come in with the supplies from the warehouses.
Pull, stock and restock electronics and entertainment, operate Rf unit, perform inventory
Work with general merchandise, produce and groceries with the quality of the product in mind.
Assist customers when ever need and focuse on Walmart Backroom inventory and handling of incoming merchandise.
Use RF scanner to pull items from backroom and to find where items go on the sales floor.

Garden associate example responsibilities.

Participate in ordering of all nursery stock and managing inventory.
Help patients obtain secondary insurance coverage through Arkansas Medicaid, and/or exploring Arkansas Medicaid options for uninsure or exhaust benefits.
Play an active role in driving sales through upselling and sales support for the womens shoe team.

Backroom associate vs garden associate skills

Common backroom associate skills

Groceries, 24%
Customer Service, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Merchandise, 8%
Outbound Shipments, 7%
Safety Equipment, 7%

Common garden associate skills

Product Knowledge, 23%
Sales Floor, 19%
Stock Merchandise, 10%
Electric Pallet Jack, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Drive Sales, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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