Box sorter vs freight team associate

The differences between box sorters and freight team associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a freight team associate has an average salary of $32,188, which is higher than the $27,422 average annual salary of a box sorter.

The top three skills for a box sorter include pallets, zip codes and . The most important skills for a freight team associate are sales floor, customer service, and electric pallet jack.

Box sorter vs freight team associate overview

	Box Sorter	Freight Team Associate
Yearly salary	$27,422	$32,188
Hourly rate	$13.18	$15.47
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	19,012	31,676
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Box sorter vs freight team associate salary

Box sorters and freight team associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Box Sorter	Freight Team Associate
Average salary	$27,422	$32,188
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between box sorter and freight team associate education

There are a few differences between a box sorter and a freight team associate in terms of educational background:

	Box Sorter	Freight Team Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Box sorter vs freight team associate demographics

Here are the differences between box sorters' and freight team associates' demographics:

	Box Sorter	Freight Team Associate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 64.4% Female, 35.6%	Male, 81.5% Female, 18.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 6.0% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 5.5% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between box sorter and freight team associate duties and responsibilities

Box sorter example responsibilities.

Empty semi-trailers of wood pallets and cardboard boxes, and clear work floor of cardboard, pallets, and miscellaneous debris.
Process mail using automate mail processing equipment or manual methods of sortation and distribution.
Operate material handling equipment (i.e., pallet jacks, rider pallet jacks, forklifts, etc .).
Prepare American-Style food and deserts.

Freight team associate example responsibilities.

Manage customer resolutions associate with flight reservations.
Unload, POS associate (cashier), floor associate.
Summer position in a basic retail role with inventory responsibility after closing including some training with forklifts and power jacks
Assist customers with loading groceries, stage merchandise for customer purchase

Box sorter vs freight team associate skills

Common box sorter skills

Pallets, 92%
ZIP Codes, 8%

Common freight team associate skills

Sales Floor, 21%
Customer Service, 17%
Electric Pallet Jack, 13%
Store Shelves, 11%
Store Merchandise, 10%
Forklifts, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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