Garden center employee vs garden center associate

The differences between garden center employees and garden center associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a garden center associate has an average salary of $33,394, which is higher than the $28,946 average annual salary of a garden center employee.

The top three skills for a garden center employee include sales floor, customer inquiries and cleanliness. The most important skills for a garden center associate are customer service, product knowledge, and pallets.

Garden center employee vs garden center associate overview

	Garden Center Employee	Garden Center Associate
Yearly salary	$28,946	$33,394
Hourly rate	$13.92	$16.05
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	31,432	462,083
Job satisfaction	1	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	40	41
Years of experience	-	-

Garden center employee vs garden center associate salary

Garden center employees and garden center associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Garden Center Employee	Garden Center Associate
Average salary	$28,946	$33,394
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $42,000	Between $22,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between garden center employee and garden center associate education

There are a few differences between a garden center employee and a garden center associate in terms of educational background:

	Garden Center Employee	Garden Center Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Garden center employee vs garden center associate demographics

Here are the differences between garden center employees' and garden center associates' demographics:

	Garden Center Employee	Garden Center Associate
Average age	40	41
Gender ratio	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 1.8% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 5.8% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	7%

Differences between garden center employee and garden center associate duties and responsibilities

Garden center employee example responsibilities.

Manage and troubleshoot applications and printers across exchange servers.
Update alumni information for the school.
Contribute to the up-keep, safety and cleanliness of the fitness center.
Call UConn alumni to help receive donations for the scholarships of UConn students and UConn athletes.
Develop great interpersonal and leadership skills from this position Activities/Achievements.
Prepare and submit quarterly staffing metrics to senior leadership regarding program feedback and evaluations.

Garden center associate example responsibilities.

Participate in ordering of all nursery stock and managing inventory.
Assist in troubleshoot problems and educate customers on their cell phones and plans.
Recommend customers to home depot tool protection plan to make repairs beyond manufacturer warranty.
Care for plants, loaded/unload pallets, cashier, handle money, put together lawn furniture
Operate forklift to bring empty pallets to the receiving door for loading to stock dept.
Arrange installations of plumbing, storage sheds, and garage door openers with outside contractors using precise written instructions.

Garden center employee vs garden center associate skills

Common garden center employee skills

Sales Floor, 31%
Customer Inquiries, 27%
Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Satisfaction, 9%
Data Entry, 4%
HR, 3%

Common garden center associate skills

Customer Service, 19%
Product Knowledge, 11%
Pallets, 8%
Sales Floor, 8%
Water Plants, 7%
Stock Shelves, 5%

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