Bakery worker vs catering assistant

The differences between bakery workers and catering assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a catering assistant has an average salary of $32,101, which is higher than the $29,110 average annual salary of a bakery worker.

The top three skills for a bakery worker include food handling, safety regulations and food products. The most important skills for a catering assistant are patients, food service, and customer service.

Bakery worker vs catering assistant overview

	Bakery Worker	Catering Assistant
Yearly salary	$29,110	$32,101
Hourly rate	$14.00	$15.43
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,678	10,042
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Bakery worker vs catering assistant salary

Bakery workers and catering assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bakery Worker	Catering Assistant
Average salary	$29,110	$32,101
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between bakery worker and catering assistant education

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

	Bakery Worker	Catering Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bakery worker vs catering assistant demographics

Here are the differences between bakery workers' and catering assistants' demographics:

	Bakery Worker	Catering Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 32.2% Female, 67.8%
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, 12.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between bakery worker and catering assistant 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.

Catering assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize restaurant reservations.
Monitor patients who cannot receive anything by mouth (NPO) or on liquid diets.
Assist dieticians with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or need to have intake record.
Run POS for student payments, including meal cards and cash.
Comply with regulator agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
Adhere to HIPAA guidelines while processing menu orders with the patient information.

Bakery worker vs catering assistant skills

Common bakery worker skills

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

Common catering assistant skills

Patients, 25%
Food Service, 21%
Customer Service, 12%
Food Safety, 7%
Food Delivery, 6%
Beverage Service, 4%

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