Kitchen clerk vs deli worker

The differences between kitchen clerks and deli workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a kitchen clerk has an average salary of $32,512, which is higher than the $28,578 average annual salary of a deli worker.

The top three skills for a kitchen clerk include food handling, food products and customer service. The most important skills for a deli worker are premier customer service, food safety, and customer service.

Kitchen clerk vs deli worker overview

	Kitchen Clerk	Deli Worker
Yearly salary	$32,512	$28,578
Hourly rate	$15.63	$13.74
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	82,660	37,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Kitchen clerk vs deli worker salary

Kitchen clerks and deli workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kitchen Clerk	Deli Worker
Average salary	$32,512	$28,578
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Watertown, NY
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	The Point Casino & Hotel
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between kitchen clerk and deli worker education

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

	Kitchen Clerk	Deli Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen clerk vs deli worker demographics

Here are the differences between kitchen clerks' and deli workers' demographics:

	Kitchen Clerk	Deli Worker
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%	Male, 33.4% Female, 66.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between kitchen clerk and deli worker duties and responsibilities

Kitchen clerk example responsibilities.

Assist the catering manager to manage, prepare, cook and deliver each day s caterings.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, and handle assembly and disassembling of smoothie machine.
Mix water with detergents and acids to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications, general cleanliness according to safety and company guidelines
Brew, serve, and sell coffee at Starbucks kiosk within the store.

Deli worker example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Scan customers' groceries and accept payment.-Packaged, stock and take inventory of the deli salads.
Greet customers, keep check out area clean, bag groceries, and return buggies when need.
Experience in opening and closing procedures, cleaning fryers, doing dishes by hand and cash register use.
Wait on customers slice meat slice cheese working hard case fry foods put rotisseries in the rotisserie wash dishes clean slicers
Close down deli at night, clean dishes, take apart slicers to clean and sanitize per standards guide lines.

Kitchen clerk vs deli worker skills

Common kitchen clerk skills

Food Handling, 53%
Food Products, 13%
Customer Service, 9%
Display Cases, 8%
Slicers, 4%
Food Service, 2%

Common deli worker skills

Premier Customer Service, 26%
Food Safety, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Deli Meats, 6%
Kitchen Equipment, 6%
Safety Standards, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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