Detail technician vs car porter

The differences between detail technicians and car porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a detail technician has an average salary of $28,201, which is higher than the $27,981 average annual salary of a car porter.

The top three skills for a detail technician include customer vehicles, customer service and dexterity. The most important skills for a car porter are customer vehicles, customer delivery, and customer service.

Detail technician vs car porter overview

	Detail Technician	Car Porter
Yearly salary	$28,201	$27,981
Hourly rate	$13.56	$13.45
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	10,951	15,056
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Detail technician vs car porter salary

Detail technicians and car porters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Detail Technician	Car Porter
Average salary	$28,201	$27,981
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $22,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Bellevue, WA	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Ryder System	Asbury Automotive Group
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Automotive

Differences between detail technician and car porter education

There are a few differences between a detail technician and a car porter in terms of educational background:

	Detail Technician	Car Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Detail technician vs car porter demographics

Here are the differences between detail technicians' and car porters' demographics:

	Detail Technician	Car Porter
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 4.0% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 4.7% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between detail technician and car porter duties and responsibilities

Detail technician example responsibilities.

Detail interior and exterior of travel trailers and RV's.
Dust cleaned wash waxed vacuum shampoo entire campers RV units.
Provide professional automobile detailing services with a variety of cleaning techniques and products to ensure the desired level of superior cleanliness.
Serve as liaison between DriveTime and external repair and supply vendors.
Investigate transmission errors for DriveTime lot vehicles.

Car porter example responsibilities.

Manage stock of the vehicles; document vehicle locations and individual VIN numbers.
Prepare cleaning solutions as necessary and follow safety procedures as prescribed by OSHA.
Clean windows, glass partitions and mirrors using soapy water, surface cleaner, sponges and squeegees.

Detail technician vs car porter skills

Common detail technician skills

Customer Vehicles, 40%
Customer Service, 11%
Dexterity, 8%
Exterior Surfaces, 7%
Engine Compartment, 5%
Rinse, 5%

Common car porter skills

Customer Vehicles, 58%
Customer Delivery, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Transport Vehicles, 5%
Car Dealerships, 3%
Safety Policies, 3%