Kitchen clerk vs bakery clerk

The differences between kitchen clerks and bakery clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a kitchen clerk has an average salary of $32,512, which is higher than the $28,651 average annual salary of a bakery clerk.

The top three skills for a kitchen clerk include food handling, food products and customer service. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Kitchen clerk vs bakery clerk overview

	Kitchen Clerk	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,512	$28,651
Hourly rate	$15.63	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	82,660	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Kitchen clerk vs bakery clerk salary

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

	Kitchen Clerk	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$32,512	$28,651
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	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 kitchen clerk and bakery clerk education

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

	Kitchen Clerk	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen clerk vs bakery clerk demographics

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

	Kitchen Clerk	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 67.3% 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 kitchen clerk and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Kitchen clerk example responsibilities.

Assist the catering manager to manage, prepare, cook and deliver each day s caterings.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, and handle assembly and disassembling of smoothie machine.
Mix water with detergents and acids to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications, general cleanliness according to safety and company guidelines
Brew, serve, and sell coffee at Starbucks kiosk within the store.

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 clerk vs bakery clerk skills

Common kitchen clerk skills

Food Handling, 53%
Food Products, 13%
Customer Service, 9%
Display Cases, 8%
Slicers, 4%
Food Service, 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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