Kitchen worker vs deli clerk

The differences between kitchen workers 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 $28,720 average annual salary of a kitchen worker.

The top three skills for a kitchen worker include cleanliness, food handling and kitchen equipment. The most important skills for a deli clerk are help support, basic math, and excellent guest.

Kitchen worker vs deli clerk overview

	Kitchen Worker	Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$28,720	$32,240
Hourly rate	$13.81	$15.50
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	86,773	69,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Kitchen worker vs deli clerk salary

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

	Kitchen Worker	Deli Clerk
Average salary	$28,720	$32,240
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Kemps	United Natural Foods
Best paying industry	Education	Retail

Differences between kitchen worker and deli clerk education

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

	Kitchen Worker	Deli Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Kitchen worker vs deli clerk demographics

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

	Kitchen Worker	Deli Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 61.0% Female, 39.0%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 kitchen worker and deli clerk duties and responsibilities

Kitchen worker example responsibilities.

Ensure cleanliness of surroundings and sterilization/sanitation of kitchen prep area and food trays.
Clean floors, dishes, stoves and pots.
Prepare for opening the next morning by cleaning and shutting down fryers and broiler.
Work well with other employees-Maintain cleanliness of areas assigned-perform a variety of services-follow property policies and procedures-oversee own responsibilities
Remove wash dishware, flatware, and glassware from dishwasher and stack them according to size and likeness for future use.
Sanitize heavy equipment including dishwasher, mixer and slicer.

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.

Kitchen worker vs deli clerk skills

Common kitchen worker skills

Cleanliness, 17%
Food Handling, 13%
Kitchen Equipment, 12%
Food Service, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Patients, 8%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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