Tasting room associate vs backroom associate

The differences between tasting room associates and backroom associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a backroom associate has an average salary of $31,395, which is higher than the $30,127 average annual salary of a tasting room associate.

The top three skills for a tasting room associate include wine, POS and daily sales. The most important skills for a backroom associate are groceries, customer service, and cleanliness.

Tasting room associate vs backroom associate overview

	Tasting Room Associate	Backroom Associate
Yearly salary	$30,127	$31,395
Hourly rate	$14.48	$15.09
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	219,400	228,218
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Tasting room associate vs backroom associate salary

Tasting room associates and backroom associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tasting Room Associate	Backroom Associate
Average salary	$30,127	$31,395
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between tasting room associate and backroom associate education

There are a few differences between a tasting room associate and a backroom associate in terms of educational background:

	Tasting Room Associate	Backroom Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tasting room associate vs backroom associate demographics

Here are the differences between tasting room associates' and backroom associates' demographics:

	Tasting Room Associate	Backroom Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%	Male, 76.7% Female, 23.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between tasting room associate and backroom associate duties and responsibilities

Tasting room associate example responsibilities.

Control and manage multiple POS registers, balance cash drawers, make deposits, and keep financial records.
Provide tastings, handle retail sales using POS, seal and labele bottles, prepare invoices and package large orders for shipment
Book and host all hospitality experiences for VIP clients.
Host and sell consumers, trade guests, distributors, and VIP notables in tastings and luncheons.
Maintain cleanliness throughout the facility.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness and sanitation

Backroom associate example responsibilities.

Receive, inspect and store groceries.
Unload the Walmart trucks as they come in with the supplies from the warehouses.
Pull, stock and restock electronics and entertainment, operate Rf unit, perform inventory
Work with general merchandise, produce and groceries with the quality of the product in mind.
Assist customers when ever need and focuse on Walmart Backroom inventory and handling of incoming merchandise.
Use RF scanner to pull items from backroom and to find where items go on the sales floor.

Tasting room associate vs backroom associate skills

Common tasting room associate skills

Wine, 54%
POS, 8%
Daily Sales, 5%
Cleanliness, 5%
Data Entry, 4%
Customer Service, 3%

Common backroom associate skills

Groceries, 24%
Customer Service, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Merchandise, 8%
Outbound Shipments, 7%
Safety Equipment, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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