Co-worker vs backroom team member

The differences between co-workers and backroom team members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a co-worker has an average salary of $33,212, which is higher than the $30,083 average annual salary of a backroom team member.

The top three skills for a co-worker include cleanliness, logistics and product knowledge. The most important skills for a backroom team member are work ethic, PET, and basic math.

Co-worker vs backroom team member overview

	Co-Worker	Backroom Team Member
Yearly salary	$33,212	$30,083
Hourly rate	$15.97	$14.46
Growth rate	14%	1%
Number of jobs	26,794	297,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	23	38
Years of experience	-	-

Co-worker vs backroom team member salary

Co-workers and backroom team members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Worker	Backroom Team Member
Average salary	$33,212	$30,083
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
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Differences between co-worker and backroom team member education

There are a few differences between a co-worker and a backroom team member in terms of educational background:

	Co-Worker	Backroom Team Member
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Co-worker vs backroom team member demographics

Here are the differences between co-workers' and backroom team members' demographics:

	Co-Worker	Backroom Team Member
Average age	23	38
Gender ratio	Male, 54.0% Female, 46.0%	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between co-worker and backroom team member duties and responsibilities

Co-worker example responsibilities.

Manage petty cash, payroll, inventory, member statements, accounts receivable, and payable.
Encode bank documents on the NCR 7760 and NCR 7766 machines.
Prepare smoothies, frozen blends, ice cream sundaes, espressos, frappes, etc.
Perform by working the drive-thru.
Talk to payroll and associates regarding questions that they may have.
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Backroom team member example responsibilities.

Lead the team by exemplify reliability through punctuality and personal integrity.
Order goods, stock isles, cashier and sack groceries.
Used the proper equipment (ladders, wave lifts, etc . )
Operate balers to compress recyclablematerials into bundles or bales.
Rotate inventory and remove damage products in accordance with company FIFO policy.
Attend company trainings on pet feeds, Ag feeds, supplies, and health products.

Co-worker vs backroom team member skills

Common co-worker skills

Cleanliness, 17%
Logistics, 13%
Product Knowledge, 12%
Math, 11%
Food Handling, 9%
Sales Floor, 9%

Common backroom team member skills

Work Ethic, 26%
PET, 16%
Basic Math, 13%
Excellent Guest, 9%
Food Handling, 9%
Team-Oriented Environment, 5%

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