Deli cook vs deli worker

The differences between deli cooks and deli workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a deli cook has an average salary of $32,062, which is higher than the $28,578 average annual salary of a deli worker.

The top three skills for a deli cook include food handling, basic math and cleanliness. The most important skills for a deli worker are premier customer service, food safety, and customer service.

Deli cook vs deli worker overview

	Deli Cook	Deli Worker
Yearly salary	$32,062	$28,578
Hourly rate	$15.41	$13.74
Growth rate	16%	2%
Number of jobs	169,287	37,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	37
Years of experience	4	-

Deli cook vs deli worker salary

Deli cooks and deli workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deli Cook	Deli Worker
Average salary	$32,062	$28,578
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $21,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Beaverton, OR	Watertown, NY
Highest paying state	Oregon	Washington
Best paying company	Kohler Co.	The Point Casino & Hotel
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Energy

Differences between deli cook and deli worker education

There are a few differences between a deli cook and a deli worker in terms of educational background:

	Deli Cook	Deli Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Deli cook vs deli worker demographics

Here are the differences between deli cooks' and deli workers' demographics:

	Deli Cook	Deli Worker
Average age	38	37
Gender ratio	Male, 40.2% Female, 59.8%	Male, 33.4% Female, 66.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 8.5% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between deli cook and deli worker duties and responsibilities

Deli cook example responsibilities.

Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
Clean, operate cash register, dismantle and clean equipment, slicers, fryers, rotisserie ovens and reassemble.
Maintain department cleanliness, and provide customer service.
Slice meats & cheeses with rotary blade slicers, size the slices, weigh and wrap foods according to customers satisfaction.
Package meats; grind beef, frozen hamburger patties, chicken fryers, cut up meats, and conduct food inventory.
Maintain cleanliness and preparedness of deli.

Deli worker example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Scan customers' groceries and accept payment.-Packaged, stock and take inventory of the deli salads.
Greet customers, keep check out area clean, bag groceries, and return buggies when need.
Experience in opening and closing procedures, cleaning fryers, doing dishes by hand and cash register use.
Wait on customers slice meat slice cheese working hard case fry foods put rotisseries in the rotisserie wash dishes clean slicers
Close down deli at night, clean dishes, take apart slicers to clean and sanitize per standards guide lines.

Deli cook vs deli worker skills

Common deli cook skills

Food Handling, 21%
Basic Math, 19%
Cleanliness, 10%
Kitchen Equipment, 7%
Slicers, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

Common deli worker skills

Premier Customer Service, 26%
Food Safety, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Deli Meats, 6%
Kitchen Equipment, 6%
Safety Standards, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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