Box sorter vs stacker

The differences between box sorters and stackers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stacker has an average salary of $29,046, 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 stacker are pallets, electric pallet jack, and safety procedures.

Box sorter vs stacker overview

	Box Sorter	Stacker
Yearly salary	$27,422	$29,046
Hourly rate	$13.18	$13.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	19,012	27,528
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Box sorter vs stacker salary

Box sorters and stackers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Box Sorter	Stacker
Average salary	$27,422	$29,046
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Woodburn, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Cognizant
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between box sorter and stacker education

There are a few differences between a box sorter and a stacker in terms of educational background:

	Box Sorter	Stacker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Box sorter vs stacker demographics

Here are the differences between box sorters' and stackers' demographics:

	Box Sorter	Stacker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 64.4% Female, 35.6%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
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, 12.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 5.8% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between box sorter and stacker 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.

Stacker example responsibilities.

Prep shipping boxes and pallets according to customer specifications.
Stack trays on dollies for cleaning.
Monitor personal being around hazardous materials (lead) with PPE.
Stack loaves of bread onto racks on separate dollies for loading on delivery trucks.
Move materials as required or direct using hand equipment, power fork trucks or hoists.
Operate bundling machine to provide the bindery department neat stack mat er ials to be bound.

Box sorter vs stacker skills

Common box sorter skills

Pallets, 92%
ZIP Codes, 8%

Common stacker skills

Pallets, 37%
Electric Pallet Jack, 28%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Stack Boxes, 5%
Stackers, 4%
Assembly Line, 3%