Salad maker vs food clerk

The differences between salad makers and food clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a salad maker has an average salary of $36,905, which is higher than the $29,967 average annual salary of a food clerk.

The top three skills for a salad maker include salad station, cleanliness and BARS. The most important skills for a food clerk are wine, basic math, and customer service.

Salad maker vs food clerk overview

	Salad Maker	Food Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,905	$29,967
Hourly rate	$17.74	$14.41
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	116,336	113,838
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Salad maker vs food clerk salary

Salad makers and food clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Salad Maker	Food Clerk
Average salary	$36,905	$29,967
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $50,000	Between $14,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	ShopRite
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between salad maker and food clerk education

There are a few differences between a salad maker and a food clerk in terms of educational background:

	Salad Maker	Food Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Salad maker vs food clerk demographics

Here are the differences between salad makers' and food clerks' demographics:

	Salad Maker	Food Clerk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 52.6% Female, 47.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between salad maker and food clerk duties and responsibilities

Salad maker example responsibilities.

Greet customers, enter orders into POS, handle payments.
Check out customer's groceries and sack customer's groceries.
Take written orders as well as placing them into the POS system.
Stock the kitchen line when various items go low or run out.
Assist customers with bagging groceries and help carry groceries to their car.
Cut and chop food items and cook on grill or in fryers.

Food clerk example responsibilities.

Exemplify a model of excellent customer service in keeping with Publix's orientation towards ensuring customer satisfaction.
Open the new Goshen Kroger and assist in recruiting and training new staff.

Salad maker vs food clerk skills

Common salad maker skills

Salad Station, 38%
Cleanliness, 19%
BARS, 15%
Kitchen Equipment, 10%
Food Products, 7%
Customer Complaints, 2%

Common food clerk skills

Wine, 24%
Basic Math, 22%
Customer Service, 12%
Taking Care, 11%
Stock Shelves, 4%
Store Shelves, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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