Deli clerk vs deli sales associate

The differences between deli clerks and deli sales associates 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 $26,623 average annual salary of a deli sales associate.

The top three skills for a deli clerk include help support, basic math and excellent guest. The most important skills for a deli sales associate are product knowledge, food products, and food handling.

Deli clerk vs deli sales associate overview

	Deli Clerk	Deli Sales Associate
Yearly salary	$32,240	$26,623
Hourly rate	$15.50	$12.80
Growth rate	2%	-10%
Number of jobs	69,311	142,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	37	34
Years of experience	-	-

Deli clerk vs deli sales associate salary

Deli clerks and deli sales associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deli Clerk	Deli Sales Associate
Average salary	$32,240	$26,623
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $19,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	United Natural Foods	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between deli clerk and deli sales associate education

There are a few differences between a deli clerk and a deli sales associate in terms of educational background:

	Deli Clerk	Deli Sales Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Deli clerk vs deli sales associate demographics

Here are the differences between deli clerks' and deli sales associates' demographics:

	Deli Clerk	Deli Sales Associate
Average age	37	34
Gender ratio	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.4% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between deli clerk and deli sales associate duties and responsibilities

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.

Deli sales associate example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Work with equipment such as fryers and slicers, and use store intercoms to announce special promotions and weekly specials.
Clean before closing, clean the floors, slicers, spoons, and throw away the food that are outdated.
Provide one-on-one customer service to maintain Publix's customer retention ensuring each customer receives efficient quality service.
Control freshness by rotating and coding all products legibly according to Walmart policies and procedures.

Deli clerk vs deli sales associate skills

Common deli clerk skills

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

Common deli sales associate skills

Product Knowledge, 28%
Food Products, 19%
Food Handling, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Quality Customer Service, 3%
Slice Meat, 2%

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