Meat slicer vs deli clerk

The differences between meat slicers 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 $23,510 average annual salary of a meat slicer.

The top three skills for a meat slicer include lunch meat, food preparation and slicers. The most important skills for a deli clerk are help support, basic math, and excellent guest.

Meat slicer vs deli clerk overview

	Meat Slicer	Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$23,510	$32,240
Hourly rate	$11.30	$15.50
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,853	69,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Meat slicer vs deli clerk salary

Meat slicers and deli clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Meat Slicer	Deli Clerk
Average salary	$23,510	$32,240
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $30,000	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 meat slicer and deli clerk education

There are a few differences between a meat slicer and a deli clerk in terms of educational background:

	Meat Slicer	Deli Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Meat slicer vs deli clerk demographics

Here are the differences between meat slicers' and deli clerks' demographics:

	Meat Slicer	Deli Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 67.3% Female, 32.7%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 meat slicer and deli clerk duties and responsibilities

Meat slicer example responsibilities.

Maintain department organization and cleanliness according to sanitation standards.
Run cash register and greet customers, helping them find proper items when necessary.

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.

Meat slicer vs deli clerk skills

Common meat slicer skills

Lunch Meat, 49%
Food Preparation, 18%
Slicers, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Food Products, 7%
Groceries, 4%

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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