Plan checker vs cashier/deli clerk

The differences between plan checkers and cashier/deli clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a plan checker has an average salary of $52,261, which is higher than the $28,325 average annual salary of a cashier/deli clerk.

The top three skills for a plan checker include building codes, plan checks and design drawings. The most important skills for a cashier/deli clerk are customer service, sanitation guidelines, and food safety.

Plan checker vs cashier/deli clerk overview

	Plan Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Yearly salary	$52,261	$28,325
Hourly rate	$25.13	$13.62
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	7,041	125,915
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Plan checker vs cashier/deli clerk salary

Plan checkers and cashier/deli clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plan Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Average salary	$52,261	$28,325
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $109,000	Between $24,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between plan checker and cashier/deli clerk education

There are a few differences between a plan checker and a cashier/deli clerk in terms of educational background:

	Plan Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plan checker vs cashier/deli clerk demographics

Here are the differences between plan checkers' and cashier/deli clerks' demographics:

	Plan Checker	Cashier/Deli Clerk
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 77.8% Female, 22.2%	Male, 26.3% Female, 73.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between plan checker and cashier/deli clerk duties and responsibilities

Plan checker example responsibilities.

Monitor the documenting and recording of sensitive items for retirees authorize to utilize the commissary.
Handle credit, debit and EBT purchases.

Cashier/deli clerk example responsibilities.

Open and close deli; schedule work hour coverage; manage and monitor deli cleanliness code; customer service.
Fill fryers with food that go into the fresh fast food section of deli.
Operate heavy equipment, such as pallet jacks, deli meat slicers, steam tables, food warmers and cashier.
Perform all cashier relate duties including receipt of cash, reconciliation of register and bagging groceries at point of sale.
Utilize machinery equipment (blenders, food processors, slicers), organize store materials, clean and sanitize the store.
Provide customer support services- bagging and/or carrying out groceries.

Plan checker vs cashier/deli clerk skills

Common plan checker skills

Building Codes, 64%
Plan Checks, 28%
Design Drawings, 5%
Auto CAD, 3%

Common cashier/deli clerk skills

Customer Service, 40%
Sanitation Guidelines, 13%
Food Safety, 7%
Slicers, 3%
Customer Orders, 3%
Hot Food, 3%

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