Frozen food clerk vs merchandise stocker

The differences between frozen food clerks and merchandise stockers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a frozen food clerk has an average salary of $30,145, which is higher than the $29,224 average annual salary of a merchandise stocker.

The top three skills for a frozen food clerk include boats, display cases and unload trucks. The most important skills for a merchandise stocker are pallet jack, customer service, and stock shelves.

Frozen food clerk vs merchandise stocker overview

	Frozen Food Clerk	Merchandise Stocker
Yearly salary	$30,145	$29,224
Hourly rate	$14.49	$14.05
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	132,628	204,511
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Frozen food clerk vs merchandise stocker salary

Frozen food clerks and merchandise stockers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Frozen Food Clerk	Merchandise Stocker
Average salary	$30,145	$29,224
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $36,000	Between $24,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	PepsiCo
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between frozen food clerk and merchandise stocker education

There are a few differences between a frozen food clerk and a merchandise stocker in terms of educational background:

	Frozen Food Clerk	Merchandise Stocker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Frozen food clerk vs merchandise stocker demographics

Here are the differences between frozen food clerks' and merchandise stockers' demographics:

	Frozen Food Clerk	Merchandise Stocker
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%	Male, 67.8% Female, 32.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 6.9% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.8% Asian, 6.8% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between frozen food clerk and merchandise stocker duties and responsibilities

Frozen food clerk example responsibilities.

Assist customers by quickly and effectively scanning and bagging groceries.
Bag groceries; clean restrooms; clean store shelves, dishes and floors; rotate, order and restock products.
Ensure department organization and cleanliness.
Maintain store cleanliness including parking lot to ensure safety of customers and to display professional environment.
Stock and maintain grocery inventory of Safeway storefront.

Merchandise stocker example responsibilities.

Clean stock area and maintain cleanliness of retail area.
Use RF scanners to do price markdowns for monthly clearance.
Used RF scanners to track multiple product locations and expiration dates.
Perform courtesy task that includes locating items for customers and bagging groceries.
Perform additional duties as assigned (i.e maintain orders and cleanliness in the store and serve as cashier).
Greet customers while bagging their groceries, collect carts in parking lot, put away return items, general sanitation.

Frozen food clerk vs merchandise stocker skills

Common frozen food clerk skills

Boats, 22%
Display Cases, 16%
Unload Trucks, 15%
Cleanliness, 12%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%
U-Boats, 4%

Common merchandise stocker skills

Pallet Jack, 34%
Customer Service, 28%
Stock Shelves, 18%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Food Handling, 4%
Store Management, 2%

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