Butcher apprentice vs butcher supervisor

The differences between butcher apprentices and butcher supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a butcher apprentice and a butcher supervisor. Additionally, a butcher supervisor has an average salary of $35,316, which is higher than the $33,382 average annual salary of a butcher apprentice.

The top three skills for a butcher apprentice include customer service, beef and food products. The most important skills for a butcher supervisor are product quality, customer complaints, and display cases.

Butcher apprentice vs butcher supervisor overview

	Butcher Apprentice	Butcher Supervisor
Yearly salary	$33,382	$35,316
Hourly rate	$16.05	$16.98
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	12,486	1,908
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Butcher apprentice vs butcher supervisor salary

Butcher apprentices and butcher supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Butcher Apprentice	Butcher Supervisor
Average salary	$33,382	$35,316
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $29,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Kingman, AZ
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Albertsons
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between butcher apprentice and butcher supervisor education

There are a few differences between a butcher apprentice and a butcher supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Butcher Apprentice	Butcher Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Butcher apprentice vs butcher supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between butcher apprentices' and butcher supervisors' demographics:

	Butcher Apprentice	Butcher Supervisor
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%	Male, 66.4% Female, 33.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between butcher apprentice and butcher supervisor duties and responsibilities

Butcher apprentice example responsibilities.

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Butcher supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage meat department, purchase all perishables for dept, receive and and rotate product.
Maintain sanitary work environment according to FDA regulations.
Process and receive customer payments for goods using POS system, providing correct change as required.

Butcher apprentice vs butcher supervisor skills

Common butcher apprentice skills

Customer Service, 65%
Beef, 15%
Food Products, 15%
Customer Orders, 5%

Common butcher supervisor skills

Product Quality, 37%
Customer Complaints, 32%
Display Cases, 15%
Customer Service, 15%
Inventory Control, 1%

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