Smoker vs roaster

The differences between smokers and roasters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a roaster has an average salary of $32,735, 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 roaster are roasting, GMP, and SQF.

Smoker vs roaster overview

	Smoker	Roaster
Yearly salary	$28,798	$32,735
Hourly rate	$13.85	$15.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	148	179
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Smoker vs roaster salary

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

	Smoker	Roaster
Average salary	$28,798	$32,735
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $38,000	Between $24,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between smoker and roaster education

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

	Smoker	Roaster
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	English
Most common college	-	-

Smoker vs roaster demographics

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

	Smoker	Roaster
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%
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, 13.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 8.1% White, 50.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between smoker and 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.

Roaster example responsibilities.

Maintain and repair roasting and packaging equipment.
Monitor equipment and process; troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems that affect quality or production and direct maintenance in repairs.
Check ph, titrations, tank levels, screens and carbon amount for the CIL circuit

Smoker vs roaster skills

Common smoker skills

Smokehouse, 100%

Common roaster skills

Roasting, 57%
GMP, 19%
SQF, 12%
PeopleSoft, 6%
Production Schedules, 4%
Quality Standards, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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