Pantry worker vs deli clerk

The differences between pantry 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 $29,031 average annual salary of a pantry worker.

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

Pantry worker vs deli clerk overview

	Pantry Worker	Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$29,031	$32,240
Hourly rate	$13.96	$15.50
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	31,402	69,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Pantry worker vs deli clerk salary

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

	Pantry Worker	Deli Clerk
Average salary	$29,031	$32,240
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	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 pantry worker and deli clerk education

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

	Pantry Worker	Deli Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pantry worker vs deli clerk demographics

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

	Pantry Worker	Deli Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 8.5% White, 56.4% 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 pantry worker and deli clerk duties and responsibilities

Pantry worker example responsibilities.

Manage saut station, fry station, grill station, and steamer station.
Assemble care packages and distribute groceries to the community.
Assist with planning and directing food preparation and culinary activities along with safely handling and storing all products appropriately.
Put away food and supplies order according to the fifo system.

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.

Pantry worker vs deli clerk skills

Common pantry worker skills

Kitchen Equipment, 37%
Culinary, 23%
Food Products, 15%
Food Handling, 11%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Food Donations, 2%

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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