Grocery manager vs frozen food manager

The differences between grocery managers and frozen food managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a grocery manager, becoming a frozen food manager takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a grocery manager has an average salary of $36,769, which is higher than the $31,720 average annual salary of a frozen food manager.

The top three skills for a grocery manager include basic math, food safety and role model. The most important skills for a frozen food manager are pallets, cleanliness, and food safety.

Grocery manager vs frozen food manager overview

	Grocery Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Yearly salary	$36,769	$31,720
Hourly rate	$17.68	$15.25
Growth rate	6%	10%
Number of jobs	357,942	93,790
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	44	39
Years of experience	6	4

Grocery manager vs frozen food manager salary

Grocery managers and frozen food managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grocery Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Average salary	$36,769	$31,720
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $53,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
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Differences between grocery manager and frozen food manager education

There are a few differences between a grocery manager and a frozen food manager in terms of educational background:

	Grocery Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	Cornell University

Grocery manager vs frozen food manager demographics

Here are the differences between grocery managers' and frozen food managers' demographics:

	Grocery Manager	Frozen Food Manager
Average age	44	39
Gender ratio	Male, 85.2% Female, 14.8%	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.7% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between grocery manager and frozen food manager duties and responsibilities

Grocery manager example responsibilities.

Direct and manage all functions of the dairy department including departmental ordering using an RF system.
Manage dairy levels in store, maintaining inventory levels
Create displays; print and run tags/signs.
Have ran the general merchandise department to insure fully stock by morning.
Break down pallets, rotate stock, discard outdate or damage products.
Oversee general appearance of sales area, backroom and store OSHA conditions and compliance.

Frozen food manager example responsibilities.

Manage the inventory of the dairy/frozen food section; stock groceries; coordinate schedules of part-time help; assist customers.
Manage dairy levels in store, maintaining inventory levels
Unload trucks with forklift, take orders, build and break down pallets, change mods and features.
Check dates on perishables, rotate them accordingly, discard of out of dates.
Count tills bag groceries, run register, retrieve shopping carts, butcher, produce associate
Start working overnight as a stocker, stocking dry foods and all manner of perishables.

Grocery manager vs frozen food manager skills

Common grocery manager skills

Basic Math, 9%
Food Safety, 8%
Role Model, 8%
Wine, 8%
Math, 7%
Cleanliness, 6%

Common frozen food manager skills

Pallets, 11%
Cleanliness, 11%
Food Safety, 9%
Basic Math, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%
Stock Product, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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