Deli slicer vs catering assistant

The differences between deli slicers and catering assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a catering assistant has an average salary of $32,101, 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 catering assistant are patients, food service, and customer service.

Deli slicer vs catering assistant overview

	Deli Slicer	Catering Assistant
Yearly salary	$24,876	$32,101
Hourly rate	$11.96	$15.43
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	6,908	10,042
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Deli slicer vs catering assistant salary

Deli slicers and catering assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deli Slicer	Catering Assistant
Average salary	$24,876	$32,101
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $34,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between deli slicer and catering assistant education

There are a few differences between a deli slicer and a catering assistant in terms of educational background:

	Deli Slicer	Catering Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Deli slicer vs catering assistant demographics

Here are the differences between deli slicers' and catering assistants' demographics:

	Deli Slicer	Catering Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 32.2% Female, 67.8%
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, 12.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between deli slicer and catering assistant 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.

Catering assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize restaurant reservations.
Monitor patients who cannot receive anything by mouth (NPO) or on liquid diets.
Assist dieticians with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets or need to have intake record.
Run POS for student payments, including meal cards and cash.
Comply with regulator agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
Adhere to HIPAA guidelines while processing menu orders with the patient information.

Deli slicer vs catering assistant skills

Common deli slicer skills

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

Common catering assistant skills

Patients, 25%
Food Service, 21%
Customer Service, 12%
Food Safety, 7%
Food Delivery, 6%
Beverage Service, 4%

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