Collator vs paper inserter

The differences between collators and paper 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 $51,751 average annual salary of a paper inserter.

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

Collator vs paper inserter overview

	Collator	Paper Inserter
Yearly salary	$53,054	$51,751
Hourly rate	$25.51	$24.88
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	123	1,105
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Collator vs paper inserter salary

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

	Collator	Paper Inserter
Average salary	$53,054	$51,751
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $108,000	Between $24,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between collator and paper inserter education

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

	Collator	Paper Inserter
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Collator vs paper inserter demographics

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

	Collator	Paper Inserter
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%
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, 12.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between collator and paper 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.

Paper inserter example responsibilities.

Pair with CPMs estimating and managing clinical budgets.
Project manage the implementation of a third party OFAC customer verification module for branch personnel.
Operate machines to sort and stack newspapers
Work with machinery, insert inserts in the newspapers, and follow careful instructions.
Enforce rules and regulations by administering disciplinary actions consistent with NCAA guidelines and comparable to similar violations at other institutions.
Maintain the highest levels of confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations.

Collator vs paper inserter skills

Common collator skills

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

Common paper inserter skills

Pallets, 61%
Newspapers, 39%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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