Brick yard hand vs freight associate

The differences between brick yard hands and freight associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a brick yard hand has an average salary of $35,824, which is higher than the $32,103 average annual salary of a freight associate.

The top three skills for a brick yard hand include semi trailers, load trucks and delivery truck. The most important skills for a freight associate are sales floor, cleanliness, and customer service.

Brick yard hand vs freight associate overview

	Brick Yard Hand	Freight Associate
Yearly salary	$35,824	$32,103
Hourly rate	$17.22	$15.43
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	7,903	6,477
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Brick yard hand vs freight associate salary

Brick yard hands and freight associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Brick Yard Hand	Freight Associate
Average salary	$35,824	$32,103
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $50,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between brick yard hand and freight associate education

There are a few differences between a brick yard hand and a freight associate in terms of educational background:

	Brick Yard Hand	Freight Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Brick yard hand vs freight associate demographics

Here are the differences between brick yard hands' and freight associates' demographics:

	Brick Yard Hand	Freight Associate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 5.6% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between brick yard hand and freight associate duties and responsibilities

Brick yard hand example responsibilities.

Service equipment, repair equipment, help customers, run forklift.
Wash out frac tanks, maintain pressure washers, operate back hoe and bobcat.
Develop priority setting and organization skills.
Operate self-propelled riding equipment such as trucks, utility vehicles and mechanical rakes.

Freight associate example responsibilities.

Operate a wide variety of lift equipment.
Work at the MSP airport sorting and loading air containers to assure proper delivery.
Job duties include receiving and unloading freight, pulling pallets to the floor after separating.
Specialize in use of RF equipment to determine sign needs by fixture for particular ad events.
Stack empty CHEP pallets in racks and regular pallets on dock floor at end of shift.
Perform inventory duties with the RF hand scanner, which include research, outs, and rigs.

Brick yard hand vs freight associate skills

Common brick yard hand skills

Semi Trailers, 17%
Load Trucks, 14%
Delivery Truck, 9%
Mowing, 7%
Manual Labor, 7%
Front End Loader, 6%

Common freight associate skills

Sales Floor, 42%
Cleanliness, 42%
Customer Service, 5%
Sort Merchandise, 3%
Store Merchandise, 2%
Math, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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