Grocery checker vs deli associate/cashier

The differences between grocery checkers and deli associate/cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a deli associate/cashier has an average salary of $31,718, 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 deli associate/cashier are slice meat, POS, and customer service.

Grocery checker vs deli associate/cashier overview

	Grocery Checker	Deli Associate/Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,423	$31,718
Hourly rate	$13.18	$15.25
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	153,016	64,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Grocery checker vs deli associate/cashier salary

Grocery checkers and deli associate/cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grocery Checker	Deli Associate/Cashier
Average salary	$27,423	$31,718
Salary range	Between $9,000 And $80,000	Between $26,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between grocery checker and deli associate/cashier education

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

	Grocery Checker	Deli Associate/Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grocery checker vs deli associate/cashier demographics

Here are the differences between grocery checkers' and deli associate/cashiers' demographics:

	Grocery Checker	Deli Associate/Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 27.7% Female, 72.3%	Male, 20.5% Female, 79.5%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between grocery checker and deli associate/cashier 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.

Deli associate/cashier example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Operate a POS system to process cash, check and credit card transactions.
Greet and assist customers in food, drink, and fuel purchases via POS.
Wait on customers, bag groceries, work with tills, rotate stock, wash dishes, close/open
Assist customers at the register with checkout, bag their items, and help them to their car with their groceries.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.

Grocery checker vs deli associate/cashier skills

Common grocery checker skills

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

Common deli associate/cashier skills

Slice Meat, 11%
POS, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Food Orders, 6%
Sales Floor, 6%
Customer Orders, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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