Slicer vs bakery clerk

The differences between slicers and bakery clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bakery clerk has an average salary of $28,651, which is higher than the $25,319 average annual salary of a slicer.

The top three skills for a slicer include lunch meat, slicers and food safety procedures. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Slicer vs bakery clerk overview

	Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$25,319	$28,651
Hourly rate	$12.17	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	4,402	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Slicer vs bakery clerk salary

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

	Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$25,319	$28,651
Salary range	Between $12,000 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 slicer and bakery clerk education

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

	Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Slicer vs bakery clerk demographics

Here are the differences between slicers' and bakery clerks' demographics:

	Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 65.3% Female, 34.7%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.2% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 slicer and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Slicer example responsibilities.

Experience using a cash register and POS system to manage food orders.
Send frozen bacon throw the slicer weigh meat
Operate slicer in the turkey bacon manufacturing process.
Organize and bag customer's groceries at checkout.
Slice an array of meats, breads and cheeses.
Make sure assign machine and areas are USDA approve before daily start up.

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.

Slicer vs bakery clerk skills

Common slicer skills

Lunch Meat, 71%
Slicers, 5%
Food Safety Procedures, 5%
Assembly Line, 4%
Customer Orders, 4%
Bacon, 3%

Common bakery clerk skills

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

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