Dairy manager vs frozen food manager

The differences between dairy managers and frozen food managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a dairy manager and a frozen food manager. Additionally, a dairy manager has an average salary of $32,417, which is higher than the $31,720 average annual salary of a frozen food manager.

The top three skills for a dairy manager include food safety, customer service and pallet jack. The most important skills for a frozen food manager are pallets, cleanliness, and food safety.

Dairy manager vs frozen food manager overview

	Dairy Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Yearly salary	$32,417	$31,720
Hourly rate	$15.59	$15.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	89,317	93,790
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Dairy manager vs frozen food manager salary

Dairy managers and frozen food managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dairy Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Average salary	$32,417	$31,720
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	PCC Community Markets	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between dairy manager and frozen food manager education

There are a few differences between a dairy manager and a frozen food manager in terms of educational background:

	Dairy Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Dairy manager vs frozen food manager demographics

Here are the differences between dairy managers' and frozen food managers' demographics:

	Dairy Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 84.6% Female, 15.4%	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.7% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between dairy manager and frozen food manager duties and responsibilities

Dairy manager example responsibilities.

Manage departments including: frozen, dairy, grocery, bulk, beer and wine.
Manage budgets and payroll records, review financial transactions to assure expenditures are authorize and budget.
Order the beer and wine for the store.
Order and stock the produce and dairy departments while bagging and carrying out groceries.
Stock products and maintain department cleanliness.
Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of entire department daily.

Frozen food manager example responsibilities.

Manage the inventory of the dairy/frozen food section; stock groceries; coordinate schedules of part-time help; assist customers.
Manage dairy levels in store, maintaining inventory levels
Unload trucks with forklift, take orders, build and break down pallets, change mods and features.
Check dates on perishables, rotate them accordingly, discard of out of dates.
Count tills bag groceries, run register, retrieve shopping carts, butcher, produce associate
Start working overnight as a stocker, stocking dry foods and all manner of perishables.

Dairy manager vs frozen food manager skills

Common dairy manager skills

Food Safety, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Pallet Jack, 8%
Cleanliness, 7%
Sales Floor, 7%
Product Knowledge, 6%

Common frozen food manager skills

Pallets, 11%
Cleanliness, 11%
Food Safety, 9%
Basic Math, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%
Stock Product, 8%

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