Dairy associate vs backroom team member

The differences between dairy associates and backroom team members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dairy associate has an average salary of $30,270, which is higher than the $30,083 average annual salary of a backroom team member.

The top three skills for a dairy associate include stock shelves, dairy products and quality customer service. The most important skills for a backroom team member are work ethic, PET, and basic math.

Dairy associate vs backroom team member overview

	Dairy Associate	Backroom Team Member
Yearly salary	$30,270	$30,083
Hourly rate	$14.55	$14.46
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,995	297,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Dairy associate vs backroom team member salary

Dairy associates and backroom team members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dairy Associate	Backroom Team Member
Average salary	$30,270	$30,083
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $50,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between dairy associate and backroom team member education

There are a few differences between a dairy associate and a backroom team member in terms of educational background:

	Dairy Associate	Backroom Team Member
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dairy associate vs backroom team member demographics

Here are the differences between dairy associates' and backroom team members' demographics:

	Dairy Associate	Backroom Team Member
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 75.8% Female, 24.2%	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 6.5% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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	6%	6%

Differences between dairy associate and backroom team member duties and responsibilities

Dairy associate example responsibilities.

Help to break down and stock groceries in order to make them available to customers.
Assist customers with a variety of issues including but not limit to product placement and taking bags of groceries to vehicles.
Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and organization skills with perishables and merchandise.
Work in almost every department in the Kroger store.

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.

Dairy associate vs backroom team member skills

Common dairy associate skills

Stock Shelves, 22%
Dairy Products, 18%
Quality Customer Service, 16%
Sales Floor, 10%
Pallet Jack, 6%
Food Safety, 5%

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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