Dairy associate vs stocker

The differences between dairy associates and stockers 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 $29,936 average annual salary of a stocker.

The top three skills for a dairy associate include stock shelves, dairy products and quality customer service. The most important skills for a stocker are pallets, strong customer service, and stock merchandise.

Dairy associate vs stocker overview

	Dairy Associate	Stocker
Yearly salary	$30,270	$29,936
Hourly rate	$14.55	$14.39
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,995	192,276
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 58%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Dairy associate vs stocker salary

Dairy associates and stockers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dairy Associate	Stocker
Average salary	$30,270	$29,936
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $50,000	Between $24,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Costco Wholesale
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between dairy associate and stocker education

There are a few differences between a dairy associate and a stocker in terms of educational background:

	Dairy Associate	Stocker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dairy associate vs stocker demographics

Here are the differences between dairy associates' and stockers' demographics:

	Dairy Associate	Stocker
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 75.8% Female, 24.2%	Male, 74.8% Female, 25.2%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.4% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between dairy associate and stocker 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.

Stocker example responsibilities.

Require to possess basic math and reading skills as well as complete all Walmart training programs.
Rotated/Stock perishables and other items on store shelves, swept/mop store floors, clean store shelves and freezers.
Stock dairy department and any customer assistance need.
Distribute inventory with accuracy -provide customer service -cleane store-Analyzed inventory and used math skills to report deficiencies
Provide courteous and professional customer service by locating products, bagging and unload groceries and presenting general store information.
Level concrete using trowels and shovels.

Dairy associate vs stocker 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 stocker skills

Pallets, 14%
Strong Customer Service, 12%
Stock Merchandise, 10%
Stock Shelves, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Store Shelves, 7%