Smoked meat preparer vs deli worker

The differences between smoked meat preparers and deli workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a deli worker has an average salary of $28,578, which is higher than the $24,069 average annual salary of a smoked meat preparer.

The top three skills for a smoked meat preparer include customer service, and . The most important skills for a deli worker are premier customer service, food safety, and customer service.

Smoked meat preparer vs deli worker overview

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Deli Worker
Yearly salary	$24,069	$28,578
Hourly rate	$11.57	$13.74
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	8,404	37,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Smoked meat preparer vs deli worker salary

Smoked meat preparers and deli workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Deli Worker
Average salary	$24,069	$28,578
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $32,000	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 smoked meat preparer and deli worker education

There are a few differences between a smoked meat preparer and a deli worker in terms of educational background:

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Deli Worker
Most common degree	Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Smoked meat preparer vs deli worker demographics

Here are the differences between smoked meat preparers' and deli workers' demographics:

	Smoked Meat Preparer	Deli Worker
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 82.8% Female, 17.2%	Male, 33.4% Female, 66.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 smoked meat preparer and deli worker duties and responsibilities

Smoked meat preparer example responsibilities.

Develop variety of menu items catering to customers with food allergies and diet restrictions such as gluten-free and vegan items
Process and receive customer payments for goods using POS system, providing correct change as required.

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.

Smoked meat preparer vs deli worker skills

Common smoked meat preparer skills

Customer Service, 100%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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