Assembly loader vs shop worker

The differences between assembly loaders and shop workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a shop worker has an average salary of $31,850, which is higher than the $31,616 average annual salary of an assembly loader.

The top three skills for an assembly loader include customer orders, and . The most important skills for a shop worker are tape measure, safety procedures, and in-shop.

Assembly loader vs shop worker overview

	Assembly Loader	Shop Worker
Yearly salary	$31,616	$31,850
Hourly rate	$15.20	$15.31
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	7,978	73,161
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Assembly loader vs shop worker salary

Assembly loaders and shop workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assembly Loader	Shop Worker
Average salary	$31,616	$31,850
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Everett, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Shipt
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between assembly loader and shop worker education

There are a few differences between an assembly loader and a shop worker in terms of educational background:

	Assembly Loader	Shop Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Assembly loader vs shop worker demographics

Here are the differences between assembly loaders' and shop workers' demographics:

	Assembly Loader	Shop Worker
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.1% Female, 20.9%	Male, 76.5% Female, 23.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 6.7% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assembly loader and shop worker duties and responsibilities

Assembly loader example responsibilities.

Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangements and properly tag pallets.
Load and unload items from machines, carts, and dollies.

Shop worker example responsibilities.

Used calipers and gauges to make sure parts are within specs.
Record transactions in POS system from both in shop and drive thru orders.
Used FeatureCAM to prepare parts modele by students to be CNC mill with greater precision than if machine manually.
Transform the blueprint or sketch from a design into a useable product by cutting, shaping and assembling steel.
Assist shop manager in making of jigs, cut lists, and machining plans to ensure productivity and quality control.
Operate various machines such as drill presses, table saws, CNC routers and forklifts, safely in a busy warehouse.

Assembly loader vs shop worker skills

Common assembly loader skills

Customer Orders, 100%

Common shop worker skills

Tape Measure, 9%
Safety Procedures, 8%
In-Shop, 6%
Delivery Orders, 6%
Pro Shop, 5%
Food Preparation, 5%