Bagger vs cruiser

The differences between baggers and cruisers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cruiser has an average salary of $48,333, which is higher than the $34,119 average annual salary of a bagger.

Bagger vs cruiser overview

	Bagger	Cruiser
Yearly salary	$34,119	$48,333
Hourly rate	$16.40	$23.24
Growth rate	6%	-4%
Number of jobs	3,411	88
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	40	41
Years of experience	-	-

Bagger vs cruiser salary

Baggers and cruisers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bagger	Cruiser
Average salary	$34,119	$48,333
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	Eau Claire, WI	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	King's Hawaiian Enterprises, Inc.	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between bagger and cruiser education

There are a few differences between a bagger and a cruiser in terms of educational background:

	Bagger	Cruiser
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Bagger vs cruiser demographics

Here are the differences between baggers' and cruisers' demographics:

	Bagger	Cruiser
Average age	40	41
Gender ratio	Male, 66.1% Female, 33.9%	Male, 70.3% Female, 29.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 7.4% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, 1.0% White, 80.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	4%

Differences between bagger and cruiser duties and responsibilities

Bagger example responsibilities.

Provide excellent customer service by bagging groceries and accompanying customers to their respective vehicles and offloading their groceries.
Provide cleaning and custodian assisting within the Kroger location.
Trash removal, wipe down tables and washer and dryers.
Sack and run checkout, light stocking and custodial work.
Retrieve carts from parking lot and bring them into Kroger's.
Bag at checkout, maintain work and public areas, stock shelves

Cruiser example responsibilities.

Opperate chainsaw, tape logs to length, and buck the logs.cut guide holds for yoder.pul line for guide holds
Design CSS animation and pop-up window for videos

Bagger vs cruiser skills

Common bagger skills

Groceries, 44%
Front End, 23%
Customer Vehicles, 13%
Customer Satisfaction, 10%
Customer Service, 3%
Store Shelves, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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