Carry out clerk vs route carrier

The differences between carry out clerks and route carriers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a route carrier has an average salary of $37,724, which is higher than the $33,667 average annual salary of a carry out clerk.

The top three skills for a carry out clerk include phone calls, customer service and delivery locations. The most important skills for a route carrier are newspapers, delivery sequence, and delivery route.

Carry out clerk vs route carrier overview

	Carry Out Clerk	Route Carrier
Yearly salary	$33,667	$37,724
Hourly rate	$16.19	$18.14
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	227,485	22,260
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carry out clerk vs route carrier salary

Carry out clerks and route carriers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Carry Out Clerk	Route Carrier
Average salary	$33,667	$37,724
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $65,000	Between $16,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between carry out clerk and route carrier education

There are a few differences between a carry out clerk and a route carrier in terms of educational background:

	Carry Out Clerk	Route Carrier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carry out clerk vs route carrier demographics

Here are the differences between carry out clerks' and route carriers' demographics:

	Carry Out Clerk	Route Carrier
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 53.5% Female, 46.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between carry out clerk and route carrier duties and responsibilities

Carry out clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Ensure post office compliance with all USPS operating policies and procedures.
Maintain stocked, organize and sort all groceries and merchandise in store.
Stock shelves, mop floors, bag groceries, sweep parking lot, stock outdoor pop machines.
Handle undeliverable mail in accordance with establish USPS procedures and deliver and obtain receipts for register and certain insure mail.
Confer with engineering and purchasing personnel and vendors regarding stock procurement and availability.Aug.

Route carrier example responsibilities.

Supervise and direct military and civilian personnel in the performance of daily supply logistics support functions.
Learned federal mail organization system and relate processes.

Carry out clerk vs route carrier skills

Common carry out clerk skills

Phone Calls, 98%
Customer Service, 1%
Delivery Locations, 0%
ZIP Codes, 0%
Groceries, 0%
Mail Distribution, 0%

Common route carrier skills

Newspapers, 54%
Delivery Sequence, 41%
Delivery Route, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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