Container coordinator vs route manager

The differences between container coordinators and route managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a container coordinator and a route manager. Additionally, a route manager has an average salary of $50,375, which is higher than the $44,129 average annual salary of a container coordinator.

The top three skills for a container coordinator include fee schedules, CME and MCT. The most important skills for a route manager are DOT, CDL, and OSHA.

Container coordinator vs route manager overview

	Container Coordinator	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$44,129	$50,375
Hourly rate	$21.22	$24.22
Growth rate	12%	5%
Number of jobs	16,817	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Container coordinator vs route manager salary

Container coordinators and route managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Container Coordinator	Route Manager
Average salary	$44,129	$50,375
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $64,000	Between $38,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	San Leandro, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Harsco
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between container coordinator and route manager education

There are a few differences between a container coordinator and a route manager in terms of educational background:

	Container Coordinator	Route Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Container coordinator vs route manager demographics

Here are the differences between container coordinators' and route managers' demographics:

	Container Coordinator	Route Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 52.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.7% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between container coordinator and route manager duties and responsibilities

Container coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage distribution tracking, logistics, and coordinating for terminal operations and deliveries locate in Washington and California.
Identify containers with unresolve container ownership into IBS-CMM and communicates unresolve ownership issues with shipper, CME, and MCC.
Do monthly inventory of containers that are assign to ITT.
Coordinate with MCT to ensure efficient, timely, and cost effective support to the customer.
Upload DA 2404 and pictures into IBS and notify CME of new information to be process for DRMO.
Expedite movement of containers and grind guide when loading and unloading of containers to designate areas of request.

Route manager example responsibilities.

Manage invoice collection and customer issues.
Conduct billing using mobile POS systems.
Advance to CDL liquid driver (liquid oxygen).
Obtain CDL license resulting in a promotion and pay raise.
Review driver DVIR and log book to fuel hours and mileage.
Develop interactive huddles topics, ensure compliance with safety guidelines, DVIR.

Container coordinator vs route manager skills

Common container coordinator skills

Fee Schedules, 37%
CME, 32%
MCT, 17%
Expedite, 15%

Common route manager skills

DOT, 15%
CDL, 12%
OSHA, 10%
Safety Issues, 9%
Safety Targets, 9%
Equipment Issues, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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