Baker's assistant vs assistant

The differences between baker's assistants and assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a baker's assistant, becoming an assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an assistant has an average salary of $37,363, which is higher than the $28,597 average annual salary of a baker's assistant.

The top three skills for a baker's assistant include bakery products, customer service and cake orders. The most important skills for an assistant are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Baker's assistant vs assistant overview

	Baker's Assistant	Assistant
Yearly salary	$28,597	$37,363
Hourly rate	$13.75	$17.96
Growth rate	8%	-8%
Number of jobs	7,530	557,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	42	50
Years of experience	12	2

Baker's assistant vs assistant salary

Baker's assistants and assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Baker's Assistant	Assistant
Average salary	$28,597	$37,363
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $39,000	Between $16,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Houston Methodist	Latham & Watkins
Best paying industry	Retail	Education

Differences between baker's assistant and assistant education

There are a few differences between a baker's assistant and an assistant in terms of educational background:

	Baker's Assistant	Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Baker's assistant vs assistant demographics

Here are the differences between baker's assistants' and assistants' demographics:

	Baker's Assistant	Assistant
Average age	42	50
Gender ratio	Male, 39.4% Female, 60.6%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 8.4% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between baker's assistant and assistant duties and responsibilities

Baker's assistant example responsibilities.

Manage inventory of ingredients and culinary supplies.
Help cashiers neatly arrange groceries inside each customer's shopping cart with cardboard boxes.
Ring up sales on the POS system and process credit card and cash payments.
Apply icings, or other toppings to bake goods, using spatulas or brushes.
Assist customers with self checkout, bag groceries, help customers to there cars if need
Process customer transaction on POS system with proper procedures and with proper cash handling mechanics.

Assistant example responsibilities.

Manage circulations, including educational textbooks and DVDS, video technology and supplies.
Manage branches providing information technology support, logistics, training and operational support.
Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Optimize productivity in prioritizing and managing special projects, PowerPoint presentations for classes, and proctore exams for undergraduate classes.
Assist in jewelry design and assembly, manage company Facebook page, participate in wholesale buying, and manage retail inventory
Manage and update company Facebook page with daily updates, finding/sharing relevant and interesting information, and encouraging fan engagement.

Baker's assistant vs assistant skills

Common baker's assistant skills

Bakery Products, 20%
Customer Service, 14%
Cake Orders, 13%
Kitchen Equipment, 12%
Food Preparation, 10%
Donuts, 5%

Common assistant skills

Patients, 27%
Customer Service, 13%
Patient Care, 8%
CPR, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 3%