Grocery bagger vs grocery associate

The differences between grocery baggers and grocery associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a grocery bagger has an average salary of $35,132, which is higher than the $35,040 average annual salary of a grocery associate.

The top three skills for a grocery bagger include groceries, customer service and credit card. The most important skills for a grocery associate are frozen food, general merchandise, and truck deliveries.

Grocery bagger vs grocery associate overview

	Grocery Bagger	Grocery Associate
Yearly salary	$35,132	$35,040
Hourly rate	$16.89	$16.85
Growth rate	6%	1%
Number of jobs	12,529	202,439
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	40	38
Years of experience	-	-

Grocery bagger vs grocery associate salary

Grocery baggers and grocery associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grocery Bagger	Grocery Associate
Average salary	$35,132	$35,040
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $46,000
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Differences between grocery bagger and grocery associate education

There are a few differences between a grocery bagger and a grocery associate in terms of educational background:

	Grocery Bagger	Grocery Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grocery bagger vs grocery associate demographics

Here are the differences between grocery baggers' and grocery associates' demographics:

	Grocery Bagger	Grocery Associate
Average age	40	38
Gender ratio	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%	Male, 79.4% Female, 20.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 7.3% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 6.6% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between grocery bagger and grocery associate duties and responsibilities

Grocery bagger example responsibilities.

Handle and bag groceries carefully and according to customer preference.
Bag groceries.-Retrieved grocery buggies form the parking lot.-Customer service.-replenish store merchandise.
Retrieve carts from parking lot and bring them into Kroger's.

Grocery associate example responsibilities.

Receive payment via cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards and WIC.
Generate ideas: better organization in back room, labeling u-boats with dates, sales, etc.
Unload and secure receive products in the appropriate refrigerate storage areas using power, hand jack, carts or u-boats.
Maintain department cleanliness, and provide premier customer service.
Employ at Meijer's as a (GMC).
Stock and rotate product (FIFO )

Grocery bagger vs grocery associate skills

Common grocery bagger skills

Groceries, 44%
Customer Service, 27%
Credit Card, 5%
Customer Vehicles, 4%
Grocery Carts, 4%
Stock Shelves, 4%

Common grocery associate skills

Frozen Food, 38%
General Merchandise, 14%
Truck Deliveries, 14%
Front End, 6%
Work Ethic, 4%
Grocery Store, 4%

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