Deli slicer vs bakery clerk

The differences between deli slicers and bakery clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bakery clerk has an average salary of $28,651, which is higher than the $24,876 average annual salary of a deli slicer.

The top three skills for a deli slicer include safety guidelines, slicers and food handling. The most important skills for a bakery clerk are basic math, bakery products, and cleanliness.

Deli slicer vs bakery clerk overview

	Deli Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Yearly salary	$24,876	$28,651
Hourly rate	$11.96	$13.77
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	6,908	67,778
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Deli slicer vs bakery clerk salary

Deli slicers and bakery clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deli Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Average salary	$24,876	$28,651
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $34,000	Between $23,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol Farms
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between deli slicer and bakery clerk education

There are a few differences between a deli slicer and a bakery clerk in terms of educational background:

	Deli Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Deli slicer vs bakery clerk demographics

Here are the differences between deli slicers' and bakery clerks' demographics:

	Deli Slicer	Bakery Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 8.1% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between deli slicer and bakery clerk duties and responsibilities

Deli slicer example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Exemplify a model of excellent customer service in keeping with Publix's orientation towards ensuring customer satisfaction.
Control freshness by rotating and coding all products legibly according to Walmart policies and procedures.

Bakery clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and complete sales transactions via POS register system.
Use of equipment such as: bread slicers, ovens, commercial mixers, meat slicers, and over wrappers.
Start in wine and spirits.
Practice proper use of lock out/tag out procedures for balers and trash compactors.
Exemplify a model of excellent customer service in keeping with Publix's orientation towards ensuring customer satisfaction.
Train to operate machinery such as meat and cheese slicer, bread slicer, fryers, and rotisserie oven.

Deli slicer vs bakery clerk skills

Common deli slicer skills

Safety Guidelines, 54%
Slicers, 23%
Food Handling, 10%
Food Safety, 9%
Groceries, 4%

Common bakery clerk skills

Basic Math, 10%
Bakery Products, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Math, 8%
Food Safety, 6%
Help Support, 6%

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