Bottle packer vs grocery bagger

The differences between bottle packers and grocery baggers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a grocery bagger has an average salary of $35,132, 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 grocery bagger are groceries, customer service, and credit card.

Bottle packer vs grocery bagger overview

	Bottle Packer	Grocery Bagger
Yearly salary	$26,631	$35,132
Hourly rate	$12.80	$16.89
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	16,085	12,529
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Bottle packer vs grocery bagger salary

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

	Bottle Packer	Grocery Bagger
Average salary	$26,631	$35,132
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $35,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between bottle packer and grocery bagger education

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

	Bottle Packer	Grocery Bagger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottle packer vs grocery bagger demographics

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

	Bottle Packer	Grocery Bagger
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
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, 13.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 7.3% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between bottle packer and grocery 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

Grocery bagger example responsibilities.

Handle and bag groceries carefully and according to customer preference.
Bag groceries.-Retrieved grocery buggies form the parking lot.-Customer service.-replenish store merchandise.
Retrieve carts from parking lot and bring them into Kroger's.

Bottle packer vs grocery bagger skills

Common bottle packer skills

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

Common grocery bagger skills

Groceries, 44%
Customer Service, 27%
Credit Card, 5%
Customer Vehicles, 4%
Grocery Carts, 4%
Stock Shelves, 4%

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