Deli sales associate vs sales clerk

The differences between deli sales associates and sales clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a deli sales associate has an average salary of $26,623, which is higher than the $25,739 average annual salary of a sales clerk.

The top three skills for a deli sales associate include product knowledge, food products and food handling. The most important skills for a sales clerk are customer service, stock shelves, and sales floor.

Deli sales associate vs sales clerk overview

	Deli Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Yearly salary	$26,623	$25,739
Hourly rate	$12.80	$12.37
Growth rate	-10%	-
Number of jobs	142,433	372,651
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	34	41
Years of experience	-	-

Deli sales associate vs sales clerk salary

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

	Deli Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Average salary	$26,623	$25,739
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $35,000	Between $16,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Hawaii Pacific Health
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between deli sales associate and sales clerk education

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

	Deli Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Deli sales associate vs sales clerk demographics

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

	Deli Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Average age	34	41
Gender ratio	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between deli sales associate and sales clerk duties and responsibilities

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.

Sales clerk example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Process monetary transactions POS system.
Follow POS procedures daily and complete appropriate paperwork.
Prepare quality food products, process accurate register transactions, maintain general appearance and cleanliness of store premises.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Deli sales associate vs sales clerk skills

Common deli sales associate skills

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

Common sales clerk skills

Customer Service, 26%
Stock Shelves, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%
Retail Sales, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
POS, 5%

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