Bakery assistant vs deli clerk

The differences between bakery assistants and deli clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a deli clerk has an average salary of $32,240, which is higher than the $29,700 average annual salary of a bakery assistant.

The top three skills for a bakery assistant include customer service, bakery products and cake orders. The most important skills for a deli clerk are help support, basic math, and excellent guest.

Bakery assistant vs deli clerk overview

	Bakery Assistant	Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$29,700	$32,240
Hourly rate	$14.28	$15.50
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,777	69,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Bakery assistant vs deli clerk salary

Bakery assistants and deli clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bakery Assistant	Deli Clerk
Average salary	$29,700	$32,240
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $46,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Lynnwood, WA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Washington
Best paying company	University of Massachusetts Boston	United Natural Foods
Best paying industry	Retail	Retail

Differences between bakery assistant and deli clerk education

There are a few differences between a bakery assistant and a deli clerk in terms of educational background:

	Bakery Assistant	Deli Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bakery assistant vs deli clerk demographics

Here are the differences between bakery assistants' and deli clerks' demographics:

	Bakery Assistant	Deli Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 7.2% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 6.5% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between bakery assistant and deli clerk duties and responsibilities

Bakery assistant example responsibilities.

Manage self-checkout POS terminals for purchase accuracy.
Push carts from the parking lot into the store vestibules, bag groceries for customers.
Maintain highest standard of bakery product quality and bakery safety and cleanliness.
Control freshness by rotating and coding all products legibly according to Walmart policies and procedures.

Deli clerk example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Break down pallets in freeze and take seafood orders from customers to be either season or weight up.
Handle equipment such as fryers and slicers as well as used store intercoms to announce weekly / daily specials and promotions.
Operate automatic and manual meat/cheese slicers to customer request.
Break down heavy pallets of cases, boxes and bags.
Work with equipment such as balers, pallet jacks, slicers, ovens.

Bakery assistant vs deli clerk skills

Common bakery assistant skills

Customer Service, 22%
Bakery Products, 16%
Cake Orders, 15%
Food Preparation, 7%
Bakery Equipment, 7%
Dishes, 7%

Common deli clerk skills

Help Support, 24%
Basic Math, 22%
Excellent Guest, 9%
Slicers, 7%
Hot Food, 4%
Deli Meats, 4%

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