Baker vs Meat Cutter
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Pay
Baker
$19.50 typical, an hour
Most Bakers earn $17.00 to $23.50 an hour.
From 637 postings that list pay
4,101 open jobs now
Meat Cutter
$20.45 typical, an hour
Most Meat Cutters earn $18.50 to $23.00 an hour.
From 329 postings that list pay
2,976 open jobs now
Meat Cutters typically earn about $0.95 more an hour than Bakers.
What each one does
Baker
- Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items.
- Prepare, bake, and fry all department products according to recipes.
- Check product quality to ensure freshness and review sell by dates.
- Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary work area.
- Follow food safety and handling standards and practices.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Meat Cutter
- Greet customers and provide them with good quality food.
- Unload and store merchandise, prepare and display foods in accordance with company standards.
- Monitor product quality and make sure it is always fresh and safe.
- Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and well organized.
- Wash and sanitize cookware and utensils in accordance with company and Health Department policies.
- Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and proper space allocation for merchandise.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Baker
Asked for in both
- Food Safety 3 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 2 in 10 postings
- Safety and Sanitation 1 in 10 postings
- Labeling 1 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 1 in 10 postings
- Stocking 1 in 15 postings
More common in Baker postings
- Baking 4 in 10 postings
- Pastry Arts 1 in 10 postings
- Driver's License 1 in 10 postings
- ServSafe Certification 1 in 15 postings
Meat Cutter
Asked for in both
- Food Safety 4 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 3 in 10 postings
- Safety and Sanitation 3 in 10 postings
- Labeling 2 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 1 in 10 postings
- Stocking 1 in 10 postings
More common in Meat Cutter postings
- Merchandising 2 in 10 postings
- Food Preparation 2 in 10 postings
- Inventory Management 2 in 10 postings
- Grinding 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Baker
Meat Cutter
Meat Cutter
Creation systemPay not stated Hooksett, NH, United StatesMerchandisingSafety and SanitationFood SafetyFood PreparationMeat Cutter
Creation systemPay not stated Flower Mound, TX, United StatesMerchandisingSafety and SanitationFood SafetyFood PreparationMeat - Seafood Clerk
Creation systemPay not stated Tucson, AZ, United StatesFood SafetyCustomer Service
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