Smoked meat preparer vs bakery clerk

The differences between smoked meat preparers 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 $24,069 average annual salary of a smoked meat preparer.

The top three skills for a smoked meat preparer include customer service, and . The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Smoked meat preparer vs bakery clerk overview

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$24,069	$28,651
Hourly rate	$11.57	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	8,404	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Smoked meat preparer vs bakery clerk salary

Smoked meat preparers and bakery clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$24,069	$28,651
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $32,000	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 smoked meat preparer and bakery clerk education

There are a few differences between a smoked meat preparer and a bakery clerk in terms of educational background:

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Smoked meat preparer vs bakery clerk demographics

Here are the differences between smoked meat preparers' and bakery clerks' demographics:

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 82.8% Female, 17.2%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 53.7% 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 smoked meat preparer and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Smoked meat preparer example responsibilities.

Develop variety of menu items catering to customers with food allergies and diet restrictions such as gluten-free and vegan items
Process and receive customer payments for goods using POS system, providing correct change as required.

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.

Smoked meat preparer vs bakery clerk skills

Common smoked meat preparer skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common bakery clerk skills

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

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