Food expeditor vs deli clerk

The differences between food expeditors and deli clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food expeditor has an average salary of $35,845, which is higher than the $32,240 average annual salary of a deli clerk.

The top three skills for a food expeditor include good communication, food quality and work ethic. The most important skills for a deli clerk are help support, basic math, and excellent guest.

Food expeditor vs deli clerk overview

	Food Expeditor	Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,845	$32,240
Hourly rate	$17.23	$15.50
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	50,669	69,311
Job satisfaction	1	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Food expeditor vs deli clerk salary

Food expeditors and deli clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Food Expeditor	Deli Clerk
Average salary	$35,845	$32,240
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $46,000	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 food expeditor and deli clerk education

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

	Food Expeditor	Deli Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Food expeditor vs deli clerk demographics

Here are the differences between food expeditors' and deli clerks' demographics:

	Food Expeditor	Deli Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 7.4% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 food expeditor and deli clerk duties and responsibilities

Food expeditor example responsibilities.

Manage requisition and purchase order report facilitating logistics, supply chain and procurement which consolidate and streamline previous standard operating procedures.
Examine food portioning and finalize plate garnishing prior to table delivery.
Make sure all food items are accountable according to the POS check.
Stare at dishes and go to food expediter as soon as someone quit.
Utilize POS systems to place orders for guests and retrieve guest checks/ receipts.
Train managers as well as all front of the house employees on the responsibilities of expediter.

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.

Food expeditor vs deli clerk skills

Common food expeditor skills

Good Communication, 12%
Food Quality, 11%
Work Ethic, 8%
Cleanliness, 7%
Food Handling, 7%
Food Orders, 6%

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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