Food cart attendant vs ice cream scooper

The differences between food cart attendants and ice cream scoopers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an ice cream scooper has an average salary of $28,716, which is higher than the $25,866 average annual salary of a food cart attendant.

The top three skills for a food cart attendant include food handling, food carts and customer service. The most important skills for an ice cream scooper are customer service, POS, and customer orders.

Food cart attendant vs ice cream scooper overview

	Food Cart Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Yearly salary	$25,866	$28,716
Hourly rate	$12.44	$13.81
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	96,571	1,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	23	23
Years of experience	-	-

Food cart attendant vs ice cream scooper salary

Food cart attendants and ice cream scoopers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Food Cart Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Average salary	$25,866	$28,716
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between food cart attendant and ice cream scooper education

There are a few differences between a food cart attendant and an ice cream scooper in terms of educational background:

	Food Cart Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Food cart attendant vs ice cream scooper demographics

Here are the differences between food cart attendants' and ice cream scoopers' demographics:

	Food Cart Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Average age	23	23
Gender ratio	Male, 36.9% Female, 63.1%	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between food cart attendant and ice cream scooper duties and responsibilities

Food cart attendant example responsibilities.

Manage various carts and assist guests with groceries, maintain neat and clean carts and ensure appropriate working environment for co-workers.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Have freshly brew Starbucks coffee, ice coffee and ice tea ready at all times.

Ice cream scooper example responsibilities.

Practice organization and cleanliness while managing individual tasks.
Prepare and serve items such as shakes, ice cream, smoothies, coffee drinks and ice cream cakes.
Scoop ice cream, make shakes, smoothies and sundaes for customers.
Utilize high levels of energy and superior multitasking abilities to quickly filldrink orders in an extremely fast-pace club/lounge environment.
Replace or attach bar code labels on every ammunition containers for identification and location.

Food cart attendant vs ice cream scooper skills

Common food cart attendant skills

Food Handling, 69%
Food Carts, 10%
Customer Service, 6%
POS, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 4%
Safety Standards, 2%

Common ice cream scooper skills

Customer Service, 46%
POS, 40%
Customer Orders, 3%
Smoothies, 2%
Food Preparation, 2%
Customer Satisfaction, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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