Wrapper vs food packer

The differences between wrappers and food packers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a wrapper has an average salary of $34,424, which is higher than the $28,254 average annual salary of a food packer.

The top three skills for a wrapper include bakery products, customer service and pallets. The most important skills for a food packer are pallets, GMP, and customer orders.

Wrapper vs food packer overview

	Wrapper	Food Packer
Yearly salary	$34,424	$28,254
Hourly rate	$16.55	$13.58
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	1,173	64,278
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Wrapper vs food packer salary

Wrappers and food packers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wrapper	Food Packer
Average salary	$34,424	$28,254
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Coon Rapids, MN	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Maryland	Washington
Best paying company	Costco Wholesale	Ajinomoto
Best paying industry	Construction	Manufacturing

Differences between wrapper and food packer education

There are a few differences between a wrapper and a food packer in terms of educational background:

	Wrapper	Food Packer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Wrapper vs food packer demographics

Here are the differences between wrappers' and food packers' demographics:

	Wrapper	Food Packer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%	Male, 45.1% Female, 54.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.9% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between wrapper and food packer duties and responsibilities

Wrapper example responsibilities.

Take groceries out to customer s vehicle.
Require to climb and work from 40' ladders.
Use knives and operate cubers, slicers and scales.
Cashier and stocking shelves with groceries and meat products.
Wash dishes and do the heavy cleaning when necessary.
Meet the high expectations and goals Costco has in place.

Food packer example responsibilities.

Accept orders at drive-thru station.
Participate in packaging, assembling and labeling boxes, and placing them on pallets.
Forecast manpower requirements base on daily workload and company targets.
Attach burners on the top castings with clips.

Wrapper vs food packer skills

Common wrapper skills

Bakery Products, 77%
Customer Service, 6%
Pallets, 5%
Customer Orders, 3%
Sales Floor, 2%
Food Handling, 1%

Common food packer skills

Pallets, 23%
GMP, 15%
Customer Orders, 14%
Food Products, 10%
Food Packages, 9%
Assembly Line, 8%