Bulk loader vs stacker

The differences between bulk loaders and stackers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bulk loader has an average salary of $35,651, which is higher than the $29,046 average annual salary of a stacker.

The top three skills for a bulk loader include load sheet, load trucks and dollies. The most important skills for a stacker are pallets, electric pallet jack, and safety procedures.

Bulk loader vs stacker overview

	Bulk Loader	Stacker
Yearly salary	$35,651	$29,046
Hourly rate	$17.14	$13.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,950	27,528
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Bulk loader vs stacker salary

Bulk loaders and stackers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bulk Loader	Stacker
Average salary	$35,651	$29,046
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $43,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Woodburn, OR
Highest paying state	Alaska	Oregon
Best paying company	Land O'Lakes	Cognizant
Best paying industry	Agriculture	Manufacturing

Differences between bulk loader and stacker education

There are a few differences between a bulk loader and a stacker in terms of educational background:

	Bulk Loader	Stacker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bulk loader vs stacker demographics

Here are the differences between bulk loaders' and stackers' demographics:

	Bulk Loader	Stacker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 92.8% Female, 7.2%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 5.8% White, 53.8% 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 bulk loader and stacker duties and responsibilities

Bulk loader example responsibilities.

Unload trucks using a rf scanner and various inventory programs
Load and unload items from machines, carts, and dollies and sort items on conveyor belt, remove defective items.
Bulk truck loading involves selecting designate packages and flavors of product from the warehouse, then loading them onto a pallet.
Help the FedEx drivers complete stops and deliver packages.

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.

Bulk loader vs stacker skills

Common bulk loader skills

Load Sheet, 16%
Load Trucks, 13%
Dollies, 12%
OSHA, 8%
DOT, 7%
Pallets, 7%

Common stacker skills

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