Deli slicer vs deli clerk

The differences between deli slicers and deli clerks 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 $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 deli clerk are help support, basic math, and excellent guest.

Deli slicer vs deli clerk overview

	Deli Slicer	Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$24,876	$32,240
Hourly rate	$11.96	$15.50
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	6,908	69,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Deli slicer vs deli clerk salary

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

	Deli Slicer	Deli Clerk
Average salary	$24,876	$32,240
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $34,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	United Natural Foods
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between deli slicer and deli clerk education

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

	Deli Slicer	Deli Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Deli slicer vs deli clerk demographics

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

	Deli Slicer	Deli Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
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, 11.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 6.5% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between deli slicer and deli 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.

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 slicer vs deli clerk skills

Common deli slicer skills

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

Common deli clerk skills

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

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