Smoker vs coffee roaster

The differences between smokers and coffee roasters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a coffee roaster has an average salary of $40,168, which is higher than the $28,798 average annual salary of a smoker.

The top three skills for a smoker include smokehouse, and . The most important skills for a coffee roaster are roasting, customer service, and customer orders.

Smoker vs coffee roaster overview

	Smoker	Coffee Roaster
Yearly salary	$28,798	$40,168
Hourly rate	$13.85	$19.31
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	148	905
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Smoker vs coffee roaster salary

Smokers and coffee roasters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Smoker	Coffee Roaster
Average salary	$28,798	$40,168
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $38,000	Between $22,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between smoker and coffee roaster education

There are a few differences between a smoker and a coffee roaster in terms of educational background:

	Smoker	Coffee Roaster
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	English
Most common college	-	-

Smoker vs coffee roaster demographics

Here are the differences between smokers' and coffee roasters' demographics:

	Smoker	Coffee Roaster
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%	Male, 75.8% Female, 24.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 8.5% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 9.4% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between smoker and coffee roaster duties and responsibilities

Smoker example responsibilities.

Put food products into big smokehouse ovens to be cook properly.
Monitor bacon temperatures and cooking equipment.
Work in the smokehouse, smoking just every meat and vegetable there are.
Move uncook and cook meat to and from the cooler to the oven and back per USDA rules.
Ensure proper operation of HTST pasteurizer, monitoring time and temperatures to assure levels meet requirements for legally pasteurize products.
Execute daily operations of following all USDA regulations.

Coffee roaster example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate under policy and procedure that all employees follow Starbucks health and regulation standards.
Maintain all computer and paper work to SQF standards.
Update production inventory of complete roasted coffee in PeopleSoft.
Modele and act in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.
Demonstrate proper use of GMP's, executes allergen control procedures.
Train in company s standard roasting and maintenance as well as drink and food preparation.

Smoker vs coffee roaster skills

Common smoker skills

Smokehouse, 100%

Common coffee roaster skills

Roasting, 70%
Customer Service, 11%
Customer Orders, 5%
Coffee Drinks, 4%
Routine Maintenance, 3%
Production Schedules, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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