Packing clerk vs grocery bagger

The differences between packing clerks 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 $34,685 average annual salary of a packing clerk.

The top three skills for a packing clerk include assembly line, package processing equipment and computer system. The most important skills for a grocery bagger are groceries, customer service, and credit card.

Packing clerk vs grocery bagger overview

	Packing Clerk	Grocery Bagger
Yearly salary	$34,685	$35,132
Hourly rate	$16.68	$16.89
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	77,356	12,529
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Packing clerk vs grocery bagger salary

Packing clerks and grocery baggers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Packing Clerk	Grocery Bagger
Average salary	$34,685	$35,132
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $41,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between packing clerk and grocery bagger education

There are a few differences between a packing clerk and a grocery bagger in terms of educational background:

	Packing Clerk	Grocery Bagger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Packing clerk vs grocery bagger demographics

Here are the differences between packing clerks' and grocery baggers' demographics:

	Packing Clerk	Grocery Bagger
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 40.5% Female, 59.5%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 7.9% White, 52.8% 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 packing clerk and grocery bagger duties and responsibilities

Packing clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Price inventory using an RF scanner
Check the Packtrax system for release product from QC.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Create a system to increase UPH, while encountering production obstacles.

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.

Packing clerk vs grocery bagger skills

Common packing clerk skills

Assembly Line, 24%
Package Processing Equipment, 19%
Computer System, 8%
International Orders, 7%
RF, 7%
Label Containers, 6%

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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