Bakery worker vs food service assistant

The differences between bakery workers and food service assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food service assistant has an average salary of $29,354, 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 food service assistant are patients, customer service, and food handling.

Bakery worker vs food service assistant overview

	Bakery Worker	Food Service Assistant
Yearly salary	$29,110	$29,354
Hourly rate	$14.00	$14.11
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,678	149,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Bakery worker vs food service assistant salary

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

	Bakery Worker	Food Service Assistant
Average salary	$29,110	$29,354
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Fremont Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between bakery worker and food service assistant education

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

	Bakery Worker	Food Service Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bakery worker vs food service assistant demographics

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

	Bakery Worker	Food Service Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 8.7% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between bakery worker and food service 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.

Food service assistant example responsibilities.

Sanitize rooms per OSHA requirements.
Perform regular station audits in accordance to OSHA guidelines.
Experience includes bag room, mail/cargo, ramp, and De-icing.
Maintain cleanliness of kitchenware and food preparation areas in a fast-pace restaurant kitchen.
Streamline kitchen processes for this fast-pace environment, maintaining cleanliness and safe equipment operation.
Monitor radio and delivery system by annotating order tickets resulting in satisfy and hunger free patients.

Bakery worker vs food service 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 food service assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 12%
Food Handling, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Safety Standards, 6%

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