Meat specialist vs butcher supervisor

The differences between meat specialists and butcher supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a meat specialist and a butcher supervisor. Additionally, a butcher supervisor has an average salary of $35,316, which is higher than the $30,640 average annual salary of a meat specialist.

The top three skills for a meat specialist include food safety, customer satisfaction and fresh meat. The most important skills for a butcher supervisor are product quality, customer complaints, and display cases.

Meat specialist vs butcher supervisor overview

	Meat Specialist	Butcher Supervisor
Yearly salary	$30,640	$35,316
Hourly rate	$14.73	$16.98
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	7,838	1,908
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Meat specialist vs butcher supervisor salary

Meat specialists and butcher supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Meat Specialist	Butcher Supervisor
Average salary	$30,640	$35,316
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $29,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Kingman, AZ
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Albertsons
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between meat specialist and butcher supervisor education

There are a few differences between a meat specialist and a butcher supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Meat Specialist	Butcher Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Meat specialist vs butcher supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between meat specialists' and butcher supervisors' demographics:

	Meat Specialist	Butcher Supervisor
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%	Male, 66.4% Female, 33.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 6.1% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between meat specialist and butcher supervisor duties and responsibilities

Meat specialist example responsibilities.

Break down and clean industrial grinders and saws.
Collaborate with management to help maintain inventory levels.
Maintain meat grinding logs via Kroger computer system.

Butcher supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage meat department, purchase all perishables for dept, receive and and rotate product.
Maintain sanitary work environment according to FDA regulations.
Process and receive customer payments for goods using POS system, providing correct change as required.

Meat specialist vs butcher supervisor skills

Common meat specialist skills

Food Safety, 34%
Customer Satisfaction, 30%
Fresh Meat, 26%
Grinders, 3%
Seafood Products, 2%
Quality Customer Service, 2%

Common butcher supervisor skills

Product Quality, 37%
Customer Complaints, 32%
Display Cases, 15%
Customer Service, 15%
Inventory Control, 1%