Coffee roaster vs extra hand

The differences between coffee roasters and extra hands can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a coffee roaster has an average salary of $40,168, which is higher than the $29,346 average annual salary of an extra hand.

The top three skills for a coffee roaster include roasting, customer service and customer orders. The most important skills for an extra hand are rig, , and .

Coffee roaster vs extra hand overview

	Coffee Roaster	Extra Hand
Yearly salary	$40,168	$29,346
Hourly rate	$19.31	$14.11
Growth rate	4%	6%
Number of jobs	905	4,194
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	40
Years of experience	-	-

Coffee roaster vs extra hand salary

Coffee roasters and extra hands have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Coffee Roaster	Extra Hand
Average salary	$40,168	$29,346
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $71,000	Between $24,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	-
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Differences between coffee roaster and extra hand education

There are a few differences between a coffee roaster and an extra hand in terms of educational background:

	Coffee Roaster	Extra Hand
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	English	Accounting
Most common college	-	-

Coffee roaster vs extra hand demographics

Here are the differences between coffee roasters' and extra hands' demographics:

	Coffee Roaster	Extra Hand
Average age	41	40
Gender ratio	Male, 75.8% Female, 24.2%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 9.4% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	5%

Differences between coffee roaster and extra hand duties and responsibilities

Coffee roaster example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate under policy and procedure that all employees follow Starbucks health and regulation standards.
Maintain all computer and paper work to SQF standards.
Update production inventory of complete roasted coffee in PeopleSoft.
Modele and act in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.
Demonstrate proper use of GMP's, executes allergen control procedures.
Train in company s standard roasting and maintenance as well as drink and food preparation.

Extra hand example responsibilities.

Manage and conduct the baling, hauling, advertising, and selling of 2000 straw square bales a year from 2002-2006.
Operate and maintain farm equipment such as tractors, mowers, balers, bobcats and off road dump trucks.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Develop priority setting and organization skills.

Coffee roaster vs extra hand skills

Common coffee roaster skills

Roasting, 70%
Customer Service, 11%
Customer Orders, 5%
Coffee Drinks, 4%
Routine Maintenance, 3%
Production Schedules, 2%

Common extra hand skills

Rig, 100%

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