Hospital tray aide vs bakery clerk

The differences between hospital tray aides and bakery clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bakery clerk has an average salary of $28,651, which is higher than the $27,697 average annual salary of a hospital tray aide.

The top three skills for a hospital tray aide include food handling, food service and patients. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Hospital tray aide vs bakery clerk overview

	Hospital Tray Aide	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$27,697	$28,651
Hourly rate	$13.32	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	42,187	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs bakery clerk salary

Hospital tray aides and bakery clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Tray Aide	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$27,697	$28,651
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $23,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol Farms
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between hospital tray aide and bakery clerk education

There are a few differences between a hospital tray aide and a bakery clerk in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Tray Aide	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hospital tray aide vs bakery clerk demographics

Here are the differences between hospital tray aides' and bakery clerks' demographics:

	Hospital Tray Aide	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 9.1% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hospital tray aide and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Hospital tray aide example responsibilities.

Devise meal plans in line with patients' age, gender, diagnosis, cultural background and religious practices.
Take meal trays up to patients' rooms and ensure that they have everything they need to enjoy their meal.
Work collaboratively with WIC center nutritionist to conduct/obtain require nutritional measures for WIC participants.
Follow all proper laws and guide lines within the hospital, OSHA, HIPPA.

Bakery clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and complete sales transactions via POS register system.
Use of equipment such as: bread slicers, ovens, commercial mixers, meat slicers, and over wrappers.
Start in wine and spirits.
Practice proper use of lock out/tag out procedures for balers and trash compactors.
Exemplify a model of excellent customer service in keeping with Publix's orientation towards ensuring customer satisfaction.
Train to operate machinery such as meat and cheese slicer, bread slicer, fryers, and rotisserie oven.

Hospital tray aide vs bakery clerk skills

Common hospital tray aide skills

Food Handling, 32%
Food Service, 26%
Patients, 23%
Tray Line, 12%
Meal Orders, 4%
Food Carts, 2%

Common bakery clerk skills

Basic Math, 10%
Bakery Products, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Math, 8%
Food Safety, 6%
Help Support, 6%

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