Sweeper vs bagger

The differences between sweepers and baggers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bagger has an average salary of $34,119, which is higher than the $31,710 average annual salary of a sweeper.

The top three skills for a sweeper include cleanliness, sweepers and safety procedures. The most important skills for a bagger are groceries, front end, and customer vehicles.

Sweeper vs bagger overview

	Sweeper	Bagger
Yearly salary	$31,710	$34,119
Hourly rate	$15.25	$16.40
Growth rate	4%	6%
Number of jobs	7,813	3,411
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	40
Years of experience	-	-

Sweeper vs bagger salary

Sweepers and baggers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sweeper	Bagger
Average salary	$31,710	$34,119
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Stockton, CA	Eau Claire, WI
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Bunge	King's Hawaiian Enterprises, Inc.
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Retail

Differences between sweeper and bagger education

There are a few differences between a sweeper and a bagger in terms of educational background:

	Sweeper	Bagger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sweeper vs bagger demographics

Here are the differences between sweepers' and baggers' demographics:

	Sweeper	Bagger
Average age	49	40
Gender ratio	Male, 70.8% Female, 29.2%	Male, 66.1% Female, 33.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 4.3% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 7.4% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between sweeper and bagger duties and responsibilities

Sweeper example responsibilities.

Manage and uphold park cleanliness by monitoring patron behavior and being responsible for cleaning up spills from humans or animals
Help teachers as well as other sweepers when problems arise.
Work also for different contractors for asphalt grindings and cleanup.
Operate cleaning equipment like scrubbers, buffers, and carpet cleaners.
Use of blowers to blow off sidewalks, curb lines and dumpsterareas.
Clean Cron husks around people and checking if drains are clear from plugging

Bagger example responsibilities.

Provide excellent customer service by bagging groceries and accompanying customers to their respective vehicles and offloading their groceries.
Provide cleaning and custodian assisting within the Kroger location.
Trash removal, wipe down tables and washer and dryers.
Sack and run checkout, light stocking and custodial work.
Retrieve carts from parking lot and bring them into Kroger's.
Bag at checkout, maintain work and public areas, stock shelves

Sweeper vs bagger skills

Common sweeper skills

Cleanliness, 29%
Sweepers, 22%
Safety Procedures, 15%
Clean Windows, 9%
Class Rooms, 4%
Clean Restrooms, 3%

Common bagger skills

Groceries, 44%
Front End, 23%
Customer Vehicles, 13%
Customer Satisfaction, 10%
Customer Service, 3%
Store Shelves, 2%

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