Meat packager vs grocery bagger

The differences between meat packagers and grocery baggers 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 $28,488 average annual salary of a meat packager.

The top three skills for a meat packager include sales floor, assembly line and frozen meat. The most important skills for a grocery bagger are groceries, customer service, and credit card.

Meat packager vs grocery bagger overview

	Meat Packager	Grocery Bagger
Yearly salary	$28,488	$35,132
Hourly rate	$13.70	$16.89
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	12,416	12,529
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Meat packager vs grocery bagger salary

Meat packagers and grocery baggers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Meat Packager	Grocery Bagger
Average salary	$28,488	$35,132
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between meat packager and grocery bagger education

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

	Meat Packager	Grocery Bagger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Meat packager vs grocery bagger demographics

Here are the differences between meat packagers' and grocery baggers' demographics:

	Meat Packager	Grocery Bagger
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between meat packager and grocery bagger duties and responsibilities

Meat packager example responsibilities.

Placed/Fil orders, maintain inventory, and manage department cleanliness.
Perform basic shop math using various measuring device to ensure orders are processed to customers specification.
Demonstrate strong customer service skills and proficient use of the POS systems.

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.

Meat packager vs grocery bagger skills

Common meat packager skills

Sales Floor, 34%
Assembly Line, 25%
Frozen Meat, 22%
Food Products, 19%

Common grocery bagger skills

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

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