Collator vs inserter

The differences between collators and inserters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a collator has an average salary of $53,054, which is higher than the $52,867 average annual salary of an inserter.

The top three skills for a collator include collating, quality checks and customer orders. The most important skills for an inserter are pallets, newspapers, and mailroom.

Collator vs inserter overview

	Collator	Inserter
Yearly salary	$53,054	$52,867
Hourly rate	$25.51	$25.42
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	123	185
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Collator vs inserter salary

Collators and inserters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Collator	Inserter
Average salary	$53,054	$52,867
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $108,000	Between $25,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	-	Rochester, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	QPS
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between collator and inserter education

There are a few differences between a collator and an inserter in terms of educational background:

	Collator	Inserter
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Collator vs inserter demographics

Here are the differences between collators' and inserters' demographics:

	Collator	Inserter
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 44.2% Female, 55.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 5.6% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between collator and inserter duties and responsibilities

Collator example responsibilities.

Perform original entry, character identification and data validation for all ISRP programs.
Assign to temporary and short-term positions where administrative support, secretarial and/or data transcription skills are require to perform designate duties.
Provide high speed alpha/numeric keyboard operation while understanding and applying machine operating and data transcribing procedures.

Inserter example responsibilities.

Arrange all newspapers schedule for distribution are correctly stack, align and secure on pallets for delivery.
Insert newspaper adds into a machine feeder and load newspapers on pallets to be carry out onto the trucks.
Bundle newspapers together for delivery drivers when finish inserting store ads.
End of the line sorting and bundling.
Monitor press machines as they run.
Stuff pillows and cushions for furniture production line.

Collator vs inserter skills

Common collator skills

Collating, 38%
Quality Checks, 31%
Customer Orders, 17%
RAN, 5%
Tax Returns, 4%
Assembly Line, 3%

Common inserter skills

Pallets, 30%
Newspapers, 22%
Mailroom, 11%
Pallet Jack, 10%
Insert Machine, 7%
Bundling, 6%