Salad maker vs bakery clerk

The differences between salad makers and bakery clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a salad maker has an average salary of $36,905, which is higher than the $28,651 average annual salary of a bakery clerk.

The top three skills for a salad maker include salad station, cleanliness and BARS. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Salad maker vs bakery clerk overview

	Salad Maker	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,905	$28,651
Hourly rate	$17.74	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	116,336	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Salad maker vs bakery clerk salary

Salad makers and bakery clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Salad Maker	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$36,905	$28,651
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $50,000	Between $23,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol Farms
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between salad maker and bakery clerk education

There are a few differences between a salad maker and a bakery clerk in terms of educational background:

	Salad Maker	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Salad maker vs bakery clerk demographics

Here are the differences between salad makers' and bakery clerks' demographics:

	Salad Maker	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between salad maker and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Salad maker example responsibilities.

Greet customers, enter orders into POS, handle payments.
Check out customer's groceries and sack customer's groceries.
Take written orders as well as placing them into the POS system.
Stock the kitchen line when various items go low or run out.
Assist customers with bagging groceries and help carry groceries to their car.
Cut and chop food items and cook on grill or in fryers.

Bakery clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and complete sales transactions via POS register system.
Use of equipment such as: bread slicers, ovens, commercial mixers, meat slicers, and over wrappers.
Start in wine and spirits.
Practice proper use of lock out/tag out procedures for balers and trash compactors.
Exemplify a model of excellent customer service in keeping with Publix's orientation towards ensuring customer satisfaction.
Train to operate machinery such as meat and cheese slicer, bread slicer, fryers, and rotisserie oven.

Salad maker vs bakery clerk skills

Common salad maker skills

Salad Station, 38%
Cleanliness, 19%
BARS, 15%
Kitchen Equipment, 10%
Food Products, 7%
Customer Complaints, 2%

Common bakery clerk skills

Basic Math, 10%
Bakery Products, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Math, 8%
Food Safety, 6%
Help Support, 6%

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