Bakery worker vs bakery clerk

The differences between bakery workers and bakery clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bakery worker has an average salary of $29,110, which is higher than the $28,651 average annual salary of a bakery clerk.

The top three skills for a bakery worker include food handling, safety regulations and food products. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Bakery worker vs bakery clerk overview

	Bakery Worker	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$29,110	$28,651
Hourly rate	$14.00	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,678	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Bakery worker vs bakery clerk salary

Bakery workers and bakery clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bakery Worker	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$29,110	$28,651
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol Farms
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between bakery worker and bakery clerk education

There are a few differences between a bakery worker and a bakery clerk in terms of educational background:

	Bakery Worker	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bakery worker vs bakery clerk demographics

Here are the differences between bakery workers' and bakery clerks' demographics:

	Bakery Worker	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 6.5% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between bakery worker and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Bakery worker example responsibilities.

Manage self-checkout POS terminals for purchase accuracy.
Maintain highest standard of bakery product quality and bakery safety and cleanliness.
Control freshness by rotating and coding all products legibly according to Walmart policies and procedures.

Bakery clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and complete sales transactions via POS register system.
Use of equipment such as: bread slicers, ovens, commercial mixers, meat slicers, and over wrappers.
Start in wine and spirits.
Practice proper use of lock out/tag out procedures for balers and trash compactors.
Exemplify a model of excellent customer service in keeping with Publix's orientation towards ensuring customer satisfaction.
Train to operate machinery such as meat and cheese slicer, bread slicer, fryers, and rotisserie oven.

Bakery worker vs bakery clerk skills

Common bakery worker skills

Food Handling, 39%
Safety Regulations, 15%
Food Products, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Cake Orders, 6%
Bread Products, 5%

Common bakery clerk skills

Basic Math, 10%
Bakery Products, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Math, 8%
Food Safety, 6%
Help Support, 6%

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