Dairy associate vs general merchandise clerk

The differences between dairy associates and general merchandise clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a general merchandise clerk has an average salary of $34,415, which is higher than the $30,270 average annual salary of a dairy associate.

The top three skills for a dairy associate include stock shelves, dairy products and quality customer service. The most important skills for a general merchandise clerk are product knowledge, product displays, and customer service.

Dairy associate vs general merchandise clerk overview

	Dairy Associate	General Merchandise Clerk
Yearly salary	$30,270	$34,415
Hourly rate	$14.55	$16.55
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,995	137,799
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Dairy associate vs general merchandise clerk salary

Dairy associates and general merchandise clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dairy Associate	General Merchandise Clerk
Average salary	$30,270	$34,415
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $50,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dairy associate and general merchandise clerk education

There are a few differences between a dairy associate and a general merchandise clerk in terms of educational background:

	Dairy Associate	General Merchandise Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dairy associate vs general merchandise clerk demographics

Here are the differences between dairy associates' and general merchandise clerks' demographics:

	Dairy Associate	General Merchandise Clerk
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 75.8% Female, 24.2%	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%
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, 7.5% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 5.9% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between dairy associate and general merchandise clerk 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.

General merchandise clerk example responsibilities.

Provide great customer service while effectively bagging groceries.
Collect all carts from outside help cashiers bag groceries for customers and sometimes help the customers take groceries to their car.
Execute grain futures orders for special accounts that require extraordinary attention to detail as well as personalized service.
Work in almost every department in the Kroger store.

Dairy associate vs general merchandise clerk 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 general merchandise clerk skills

Product Knowledge, 44%
Product Displays, 20%
Customer Service, 9%
Stock Shelves, 6%
Sales Floor, 3%
Math, 3%

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