Meat specialist vs specialist

The differences between meat specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a meat specialist, becoming a specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, 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 specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Meat specialist vs specialist overview

	Meat Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$30,640	$58,013
Hourly rate	$14.73	$27.89
Growth rate	-3%	10%
Number of jobs	7,838	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	2

Meat specialist vs specialist salary

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

	Meat Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$30,640	$58,013
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between meat specialist and specialist education

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

	Meat Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Meat specialist vs specialist demographics

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

	Meat Specialist	Specialist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	11%

Differences between meat specialist and specialist 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.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Meat specialist vs specialist skills

Common meat specialist skills

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

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%