Frozen food selector vs can handler

The differences between frozen food selectors and can handlers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a can handler has an average salary of $32,465, which is higher than the $31,900 average annual salary of a frozen food selector.

The top three skills for a frozen food selector include pallet jack, pallets and product description. The most important skills for a can handler are customer service, patients, and supply support.

Frozen food selector vs can handler overview

	Frozen Food Selector	Can Handler
Yearly salary	$31,900	$32,465
Hourly rate	$15.34	$15.61
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	54,039	76,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Frozen food selector vs can handler salary

Frozen food selectors and can handlers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Frozen Food Selector	Can Handler
Average salary	$31,900	$32,465
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	National Grid plc
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between frozen food selector and can handler education

There are a few differences between a frozen food selector and a can handler in terms of educational background:

	Frozen Food Selector	Can Handler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Frozen food selector vs can handler demographics

Here are the differences between frozen food selectors' and can handlers' demographics:

	Frozen Food Selector	Can Handler
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 5.8% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 5.5% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between frozen food selector and can handler duties and responsibilities

Frozen food selector example responsibilities.

Load required food products on pallets, then transport pallets to dock area in preparation to be load on food trucks.
Prepare and place assemble case pick pallets and move assemble pallets from picking area to a dock door or staging area.
Organize and separate bulks of groceries according to labele tags while keeping an organize environment.
Use pallet jacks and dollies to take products and material to an appropriate location.
Load and unload items from machines, carts, and dollies, using forklifts at times.
Open the new Goshen Kroger and assist in recruiting and training new staff.

Can handler example responsibilities.

Manage temporary staff doing warehouse work and train and test them in order to receive forklift certification per OSHA.
Provide cargo handling services, load and off-load cargo from aircraft using forklifts and dollies.
Help keep up with inventory, cleanliness of store and provide customer service to customers.
Pick and transport merchandise to various isles and scan with a mount RF gun using 3D system.
Unload truck and plane containers, scan packages using RF scanner, check packages for correct labeling.
Work the sort isle and unload and load trucks in the warehouse work the pickoff and some mornings preload

Frozen food selector vs can handler skills

Common frozen food selector skills

Pallet Jack, 49%
Pallets, 38%
Product Description, 7%
Retail Store, 4%
Customer Orders, 2%

Common can handler skills

Customer Service, 26%
Patients, 14%
Supply Support, 11%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Safety Regulations, 5%
Pallet Jack, 4%

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