Kitchen aide vs bakery clerk

The differences between kitchen 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 $28,572 average annual salary of a kitchen aide.

The top three skills for a kitchen aide include meal preparation, cleanliness and patients. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Kitchen aide vs bakery clerk overview

	Kitchen Aide	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$28,572	$28,651
Hourly rate	$13.74	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	101,470	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Kitchen aide vs bakery clerk salary

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

	Kitchen Aide	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$28,572	$28,651
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $23,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Concord, CA	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	University Settlement	Bristol Farms
Best paying industry	Government	Retail

Differences between kitchen aide and bakery clerk education

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

	Kitchen Aide	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen aide vs bakery clerk demographics

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

	Kitchen Aide	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 35.5% Female, 64.5%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 kitchen aide and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Kitchen aide example responsibilities.

Assist the catering manager to manage, prepare, cook and deliver each day s caterings.
Prepare any specific directions for children with food allergies or on medications that might interact with food.
Ask them for their drinks, if they need certain requests for allergies or guests arriving with them.
Maintain adequate kitchen cleanliness and order through communication with chef and other staff
Work collaboratively with WIC center nutritionist to conduct/obtain require nutritional measures for WIC participants.
Operate massive dishwasher and maintain food inventory.

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.

Kitchen aide vs bakery clerk skills

Common kitchen aide skills

Meal Preparation, 23%
Cleanliness, 15%
Patients, 12%
Food Handling, 9%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Food Orders, 5%

Common bakery clerk skills

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

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