Brick yard hand vs package handler

The differences between brick yard hands and package handlers 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 $32,785 average annual salary of a package handler.

The top three skills for a brick yard hand include semi trailers, load trucks and delivery truck. The most important skills for a package handler are warehouse environment, load trailers, and delivery truck.

Brick yard hand vs package handler overview

	Brick Yard Hand	Package Handler
Yearly salary	$35,824	$32,785
Hourly rate	$17.22	$15.76
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	7,903	93,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Brick yard hand vs package handler salary

Brick yard hands and package handlers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Brick Yard Hand	Package Handler
Average salary	$35,824	$32,785
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $50,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Saint Paul, MN
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between brick yard hand and package handler education

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

	Brick Yard Hand	Package Handler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Brick yard hand vs package handler demographics

Here are the differences between brick yard hands' and package handlers' demographics:

	Brick Yard Hand	Package Handler
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%
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, 13.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between brick yard hand and package handler 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.

Package handler example responsibilities.

Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles.
Read GPS maps for your driving directions.
Operate sit down forklift for loading, unloading and running material.
License to operate MHE (forklifts, tractors, etc . )
Load grind and air shipments onto designate trailers using sit down forklift.
Conduct post inspections to ensure guard force personnel proficiency and level of alertness.

Brick yard hand vs package handler 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 package handler skills

Warehouse Environment, 25%
Load Trailers, 10%
Delivery Truck, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Load Packages, 8%
Load Trucks, 7%

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