Pantry worker vs deli worker

The differences between pantry workers and deli workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pantry worker has an average salary of $29,031, which is higher than the $28,578 average annual salary of a deli worker.

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

Pantry worker vs deli worker overview

	Pantry Worker	Deli Worker
Yearly salary	$29,031	$28,578
Hourly rate	$13.96	$13.74
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	31,402	37,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Pantry worker vs deli worker salary

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

	Pantry Worker	Deli Worker
Average salary	$29,031	$28,578
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	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 pantry worker and deli worker education

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

	Pantry Worker	Deli Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pantry worker vs deli worker demographics

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

	Pantry Worker	Deli Worker
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%	Male, 33.4% Female, 66.6%
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, 11.0% 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 pantry worker and deli worker 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 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.

Pantry worker vs deli worker skills

Common pantry worker skills

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