Grocery checker vs cashier/deli clerk

The differences between grocery checkers and cashier/deli clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier/deli clerk has an average salary of $28,325, which is higher than the $27,423 average annual salary of a grocery checker.

The top three skills for a grocery checker include customer service, groceries and front end. The most important skills for a cashier/deli clerk are customer service, sanitation guidelines, and food safety.

Grocery checker vs cashier/deli clerk overview

	Grocery Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$27,423	$28,325
Hourly rate	$13.18	$13.62
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	153,016	125,915
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Grocery checker vs cashier/deli clerk salary

Grocery checkers and cashier/deli clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grocery Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Average salary	$27,423	$28,325
Salary range	Between $9,000 And $80,000	Between $24,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between grocery checker and cashier/deli clerk education

There are a few differences between a grocery checker and a cashier/deli clerk in terms of educational background:

	Grocery Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grocery checker vs cashier/deli clerk demographics

Here are the differences between grocery checkers' and cashier/deli clerks' demographics:

	Grocery Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 27.7% Female, 72.3%	Male, 26.3% Female, 73.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between grocery checker and cashier/deli clerk duties and responsibilities

Grocery checker example responsibilities.

Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
Set up cad workstations, printers and network connections.
Demonstrate dependability by being trust with end of day closing procedures.
Review math models and documents to ensure both meet GDLS standards.
Skil and utilizing RF scan gun in order to locate packages.
Scan groceries, handle money transactions, count drawers, stock cigarettes.

Cashier/deli clerk example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Fill fryers with food that go into the fresh fast food section of deli.
Operate heavy equipment, such as pallet jacks, deli meat slicers, steam tables, food warmers and cashier.
Perform all cashier relate duties including receipt of cash, reconciliation of register and bagging groceries at point of sale.
Utilize machinery equipment (blenders, food processors, slicers), organize store materials, clean and sanitize the store.
Provide customer support services- bagging and/or carrying out groceries.

Grocery checker vs cashier/deli clerk skills

Common grocery checker skills

Customer Service, 63%
Groceries, 13%
Front End, 11%
Product Knowledge, 10%
Credit Card, 2%

Common cashier/deli clerk skills

Customer Service, 40%
Sanitation Guidelines, 13%
Food Safety, 7%
Slicers, 3%
Customer Orders, 3%
Hot Food, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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