Collator vs stuffer

The differences between collators and stuffers 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 $51,679 average annual salary of a stuffer.

The top three skills for a collator include collating, quality checks and customer orders. The most important skills for a stuffer are cushions, RAN, and .

Collator vs stuffer overview

	Collator	Stuffer
Yearly salary	$53,054	$51,679
Hourly rate	$25.51	$24.85
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	123	103
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	High School Diploma, 59%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Collator vs stuffer salary

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

	Collator	Stuffer
Average salary	$53,054	$51,679
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 stuffer education

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

	Collator	Stuffer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	High School Diploma, 59%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

Collator vs stuffer demographics

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

	Collator	Stuffer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 46.0% Female, 54.0%
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, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between collator and stuffer 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.

Stuffer example responsibilities.

Follow up ERP program with actual activities.
Close the bags run off the stuffing machine, package the bags and make boxes.
Operate machine to insert advertisements into newspapers and prepare them for delivery.
Clean dirt and debris off of parking lots with industrial blowers and spray the parking lot with a weatherproof sealant

Collator vs stuffer skills

Common collator skills

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

Common stuffer skills

Cushions, 75%
RAN, 25%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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