Salad bar attendant vs ice cream scooper

The differences between salad bar attendants and ice cream scoopers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a salad bar attendant has an average salary of $30,400, which is higher than the $28,716 average annual salary of an ice cream scooper.

The top three skills for a salad bar attendant include salad bar, cleanliness and dishes. The most important skills for an ice cream scooper are customer service, POS, and customer orders.

Salad bar attendant vs ice cream scooper overview

	Salad Bar Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Yearly salary	$30,400	$28,716
Hourly rate	$14.62	$13.81
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	48,659	1,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	23	23
Years of experience	-	-

Salad bar attendant vs ice cream scooper salary

Salad bar attendants and ice cream scoopers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Salad Bar Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Average salary	$30,400	$28,716
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between salad bar attendant and ice cream scooper education

There are a few differences between a salad bar attendant and an ice cream scooper in terms of educational background:

	Salad Bar Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Salad bar attendant vs ice cream scooper demographics

Here are the differences between salad bar attendants' and ice cream scoopers' demographics:

	Salad Bar Attendant	Ice Cream Scooper
Average age	23	23
Gender ratio	Male, 31.2% Female, 68.8%	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between salad bar attendant and ice cream scooper duties and responsibilities

Salad bar attendant example responsibilities.

Prepare and stock salad bar ingredients while maintaining cleanliness, upholding food health and safety regulations, and providing friendly service.
Operate and maintain beverage machines, dishwashers and industrial kitchen appliances and/or equipment.
Clean chow hall after meals.
Cook food and fill buffets as needed.
Take temperature of all foods and record on the HACCP log.
Maintain cleanliness of restaurant and workstation.

Ice cream scooper example responsibilities.

Practice organization and cleanliness while managing individual tasks.
Prepare and serve items such as shakes, ice cream, smoothies, coffee drinks and ice cream cakes.
Scoop ice cream, make shakes, smoothies and sundaes for customers.
Utilize high levels of energy and superior multitasking abilities to quickly filldrink orders in an extremely fast-pace club/lounge environment.
Replace or attach bar code labels on every ammunition containers for identification and location.

Salad bar attendant vs ice cream scooper skills

Common salad bar attendant skills

Salad Bar, 32%
Cleanliness, 21%
Dishes, 18%
Kitchen Equipment, 13%
Safety Standards, 8%
Customer Service, 2%

Common ice cream scooper skills

Customer Service, 46%
POS, 40%
Customer Orders, 3%
Smoothies, 2%
Food Preparation, 2%
Customer Satisfaction, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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