Bottle packer vs bagger

The differences between bottle packers and baggers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bagger has an average salary of $34,119, which is higher than the $26,631 average annual salary of a bottle packer.

The top three skills for a bottle packer include plastic bottles, pallets and product inspections. The most important skills for a bagger are groceries, front end, and customer vehicles.

Bottle packer vs bagger overview

	Bottle Packer	Bagger
Yearly salary	$26,631	$34,119
Hourly rate	$12.80	$16.40
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	16,085	3,411
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Bottle packer vs bagger salary

Bottle packers and baggers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bottle Packer	Bagger
Average salary	$26,631	$34,119
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $35,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Eau Claire, WI
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	King's Hawaiian Enterprises, Inc.
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between bottle packer and bagger education

There are a few differences between a bottle packer and a bagger in terms of educational background:

	Bottle Packer	Bagger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottle packer vs bagger demographics

Here are the differences between bottle packers' and baggers' demographics:

	Bottle Packer	Bagger
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 66.1% Female, 33.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 7.4% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between bottle packer and bagger duties and responsibilities

Bottle packer example responsibilities.

Package inventory-Warehouse maintenance-organize inventory-Assembled product pallets
Remove plastics sheets from overhead monorail conveyors, weigh them, and replace them on conveyors.
Package inventory-Warehouse maintenance-organize inventory-Assembled product pallets

Bagger example responsibilities.

Provide excellent customer service by bagging groceries and accompanying customers to their respective vehicles and offloading their groceries.
Provide cleaning and custodian assisting within the Kroger location.
Trash removal, wipe down tables and washer and dryers.
Sack and run checkout, light stocking and custodial work.
Retrieve carts from parking lot and bring them into Kroger's.
Bag at checkout, maintain work and public areas, stock shelves

Bottle packer vs bagger skills

Common bottle packer skills

Plastic Bottles, 72%
Pallets, 19%
Product Inspections, 9%

Common bagger skills

Groceries, 44%
Front End, 23%
Customer Vehicles, 13%
Customer Satisfaction, 10%
Customer Service, 3%
Store Shelves, 2%