Dealer vs distributor

The differences between dealers and distributors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a dealer, becoming a distributor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a distributor has an average salary of $40,606, which is higher than the $39,983 average annual salary of a dealer.

The top three skills for a dealer include guest service, math and exceptional guest. The most important skills for a distributor are distributors, customer service, and delivery truck.

Dealer vs distributor overview

	Dealer	Distributor
Yearly salary	$39,983	$40,606
Hourly rate	$19.22	$19.52
Growth rate	17%	4%
Number of jobs	2,027	89,197
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	47
Years of experience	12	4

Dealer vs distributor salary

Dealers and distributors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dealer	Distributor
Average salary	$39,983	$40,606
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $54,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Clifton, NJ
Highest paying state	Washington	New Jersey
Best paying company	Santander Bank	ABB
Best paying industry	Finance	Health Care

Differences between dealer and distributor education

There are a few differences between a dealer and a distributor in terms of educational background:

	Dealer	Distributor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Dealer vs distributor demographics

Here are the differences between dealers' and distributors' demographics:

	Dealer	Distributor
Average age	45	47
Gender ratio	Male, 55.7% Female, 44.3%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 12.9% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between dealer and distributor duties and responsibilities

Dealer example responsibilities.

Manage and train personnel, manage firms' capital through complex derivative transactions
Demonstrate manual and visual dexterity to complete the shuffle, delivery and pick up of playing cards to each player.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills to deal with irate customers, general manual dexterity and ability to perform simple mathematical calculations quickly.
Entertain guest while dealing casino table games like, blackjack, pai gao , 3 card, ext.
stud, let-it-ride, texas holdem.
Work in a team structure to deal blackjack in accordance to rules and regulations.

Distributor example responsibilities.

Generate leads for outside sales representatives including organizing, monitoring and updating Microsoft CRM program.
Train in OSHA safety standards and maintain compliances.
Use an RF scanner to produce labels identifying repack case contents.
Use Facebook as a great social media outlet, as well as twitter.
Operate forklift and stand up forklift, used RF scanner guns to track items
Install new valves, water meters, taps for water meters, and fire hydrants.

Dealer vs distributor skills

Common dealer skills

Guest Service, 17%
Math, 8%
Exceptional Guest, 8%
Work Ethic, 7%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Dexterity, 6%

Common distributor skills

Distributors, 28%
Customer Service, 23%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Customer Relations, 7%
Product Line, 4%
Wellness Products, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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