Barista, supervisor vs deli manager

The differences between barista, supervisors and deli managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a deli manager has an average salary of $39,221, which is higher than the $32,829 average annual salary of a barista, supervisor.

The top three skills for a barista, supervisor include customer service, coffee shop and cash handling. The most important skills for a deli manager are cleanliness, basic math, and food safety.

Barista, supervisor vs deli manager overview

	Barista, Supervisor	Deli Manager
Yearly salary	$32,829	$39,221
Hourly rate	$15.78	$18.86
Growth rate	14%	10%
Number of jobs	88,682	131,359
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs deli manager salary

Barista, supervisors and deli managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Barista, Supervisor	Deli Manager
Average salary	$32,829	$39,221
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	PCC Community Markets
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between barista, supervisor and deli manager education

There are a few differences between a barista, supervisor and a deli manager in terms of educational background:

	Barista, Supervisor	Deli Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Barista, supervisor vs deli manager demographics

Here are the differences between barista, supervisors' and deli managers' demographics:

	Barista, Supervisor	Deli Manager
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 32.9% Female, 67.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 5.8% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between barista, supervisor and deli manager duties and responsibilities

Barista, supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage high-volume university caf and bakery.
Pre-Measure smoothies and latte ingredients while encouraging customers to be eco-friendly and bring in their reusable cup.
Ensure team prepare and present drip coffee, cold beverages, espresso bar and pastry products to Starbucks standards.
Follow Starbucks merchandising, products presentations and signing standards.
Provide case management and document individual treatment plans using DMH documentation format, daily supervision of adolescents and provide crisis intervention.
Guide customers in choosing items that reflect personal previous experience with cross-selling, upselling, and/or referring products

Deli manager example responsibilities.

Manage deli; stock; order groceries, inventory, make salads, sandwiches, cookies, and doughnuts.
Frequent use basic measurements as well as math.
Wait on customers, utilize math, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Operate meat and cheese slicers, oven, fryer, cutting tools, scale and other deli equipment.
Provide direct service to customers including operating slicers.
Maintain cleanliness in accordance with safety and health regulations for a healthy and sanitation environment.

Barista, supervisor vs deli manager skills

Common barista, supervisor skills

Customer Service, 21%
Coffee Shop, 11%
Cash Handling, 9%
POS, 9%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Standards, 4%

Common deli manager skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Basic Math, 10%
Food Safety, 10%
Pallets, 8%
Food Handling, 8%
Math, 7%

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