Tray line worker vs bakery clerk

The differences between tray line workers 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 $24,035 average annual salary of a tray line worker.

The top three skills for a tray line worker include tray line, patients and kitchen equipment. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Tray line worker vs bakery clerk overview

	Tray Line Worker	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$24,035	$28,651
Hourly rate	$11.56	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,868	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Tray line worker vs bakery clerk salary

Tray line workers and bakery clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tray Line Worker	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$24,035	$28,651
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $31,000	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 tray line worker and bakery clerk education

There are a few differences between a tray line worker and a bakery clerk in terms of educational background:

	Tray Line Worker	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tray line worker vs bakery clerk demographics

Here are the differences between tray line workers' and bakery clerks' demographics:

	Tray Line Worker	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 5.8% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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 tray line worker and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Tray line worker example responsibilities.

Prepare and go out to different homes, on campus, to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, to patients
Assist with planning and directing food preparation and culinary activities along with safely handling and storing all products appropriately.
Provide culinary and kitchen maintenance skills for both non-profit organization and private residence.

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.

Tray line worker vs bakery clerk skills

Common tray line worker skills

Tray Line, 30%
Patients, 30%
Kitchen Equipment, 11%
Food Trays, 8%
Production Orders, 6%
Assembly Line, 5%

Common bakery clerk skills

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

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