Barista, supervisor vs bakery manager

The differences between barista, supervisors and bakery managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bakery manager has an average salary of $38,223, which is higher than the $32,829 average annual salary of a barista, supervisor.

The top three skills for a barista, supervisor include customer service, coffee shop and cash handling. The most important skills for a bakery manager are food safety, customer service, and food handling.

Barista, supervisor vs bakery manager overview

	Barista, Supervisor	Bakery Manager
Yearly salary	$32,829	$38,223
Hourly rate	$15.78	$18.38
Growth rate	14%	10%
Number of jobs	88,682	97,468
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs bakery manager salary

Barista, supervisors and bakery managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Barista, Supervisor	Bakery Manager
Average salary	$32,829	$38,223
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between barista, supervisor and bakery manager education

There are a few differences between a barista, supervisor and a bakery manager in terms of educational background:

	Barista, Supervisor	Bakery Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs bakery manager demographics

Here are the differences between barista, supervisors' and bakery managers' demographics:

	Barista, Supervisor	Bakery Manager
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.1% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between barista, supervisor and bakery manager duties and responsibilities

Barista, supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage high-volume university caf and bakery.
Pre-Measure smoothies and latte ingredients while encouraging customers to be eco-friendly and bring in their reusable cup.
Ensure team prepare and present drip coffee, cold beverages, espresso bar and pastry products to Starbucks standards.
Follow Starbucks merchandising, products presentations and signing standards.
Provide case management and document individual treatment plans using DMH documentation format, daily supervision of adolescents and provide crisis intervention.
Guide customers in choosing items that reflect personal previous experience with cross-selling, upselling, and/or referring products

Bakery manager example responsibilities.

Manage date perishables and oversee all shipping and receiving for store.
Manage receipts, handling of perishables, co-packing and re-packing, maintenance and dispatch of goods.
Enforce GMP's and USDA rules and regulations.
Monitor associates for GMP or PPE violations.
Excel in brainstorming new ways to improve sales and marketing
Prepare materials for marketing (flyers, sales messages).

Barista, supervisor vs bakery manager skills

Common barista, supervisor skills

Customer Service, 21%
Coffee Shop, 11%
Cash Handling, 9%
POS, 9%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Standards, 4%

Common bakery manager skills

Food Safety, 13%
Customer Service, 8%
Food Handling, 7%
Customer Satisfaction, 7%
Cleanliness, 7%
Bakery Products, 6%

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