Culinary specialist vs deli manager

The differences between culinary specialists 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 $37,641 average annual salary of a culinary specialist.

The top three skills for a culinary specialist include kitchen equipment, culinary and food safety. The most important skills for a deli manager are cleanliness, basic math, and food safety.

Culinary specialist vs deli manager overview

	Culinary Specialist	Deli Manager
Yearly salary	$37,641	$39,221
Hourly rate	$18.10	$18.86
Growth rate	15%	10%
Number of jobs	41,696	131,359
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Culinary specialist vs deli manager salary

Culinary specialists and deli managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Culinary Specialist	Deli Manager
Average salary	$37,641	$39,221
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $60,000	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 culinary specialist and deli manager education

There are a few differences between a culinary specialist and a deli manager in terms of educational background:

	Culinary Specialist	Deli Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Culinary specialist vs deli manager demographics

Here are the differences between culinary specialists' and deli managers' demographics:

	Culinary Specialist	Deli Manager
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 71.8% Female, 28.2%	Male, 32.9% Female, 67.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 57.7% 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 culinary specialist and deli manager duties and responsibilities

Culinary specialist example responsibilities.

Manage and lead a HACCP plan for the restaurant.
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Help maintain haccp records, and all sanitation rules.
Set up the batter cart, fryers, and chicken holding cabinet and collect all necessary small wares.
Design and fabricate menu items for guests with gluten sensitivitys, sulfates allergies, and low fat constraints.
Provide meals for patients with food allergies, food sensitivities, diseases and those revolving from surgical procedures, and pediatrics.

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.

Culinary specialist vs deli manager skills

Common culinary specialist skills

Kitchen Equipment, 16%
Culinary, 16%
Food Safety, 12%
Patients, 11%
Cleanliness, 7%
Food Storage, 4%

Common deli manager skills

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

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