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This question is about deli clerk demographics.
60.8% of deli clerks are female in the United States. This is -1.6 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female deli clerks has decreased by -1.7 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 184,194 female deli clerks in the U.S. and 118,757 male deli clerks in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 302,951 people with the specific job title of deli clerk and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Deli Clerks | Male Deli Clerks | Percentage Female Deli Clerks | Percentage Male Deli Clerks | |
| 2019 | 2,873 | 1,853 | 60.8% | 39.2% | |
| 2018 | 3,264 | 1,964 | 62.4% | 37.6% | |
| 2017 | 3,188 | 1,978 | 61.7% | 38.3% | |
| 2016 | 2,985 | 1,874 | 61.4% | 38.6% | |
| 2015 | 2,711 | 1,856 | 59.4% | 40.6% | |
| 2014 | 2,681 | 1,659 | 61.8% | 38.2% | |
| 2013 | 2,524 | 1,699 | 59.8% | 40.2% | |
| 2012 | 2,475 | 1,509 | 62.1% | 37.9% | |
| 2011 | 2,436 | 1,528 | 61.4% | 38.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,363 | 1,422 | 62.4% | 37.6% |

Additionally, female deli clerks tend to be older than male deli clerks. The average age of a female deli clerk is 38.0, while the average age of a male deli clerk is 31.4.
While the majority of U.S. deli clerks are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 79% of line cook/dishwasher are male. On the other hand, some deli clerk jobs are dominated by females. 80% of diet clerk, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among deli clerks. The average male deli clerk earns an average annual salary of $31,636, while the average female deli clerk earns an average annual income of $30,607, meaning female deli clerks make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are deli clerks jobs male or female dominated?
Deli Clerk jobs are female dominated. 60.8% of deli clerks are female and 39.2% of deli clerks are male in the United States.
How has the number of female deli clerks changed over time?
The number of female deli clerks has decreased by -1.7% since 2010. In 2010, there were 62.4% female deli clerks and the latest data shows that there are 60.8% female deli clerks in the U.S.

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