Dock lead vs route manager

The differences between dock leads 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 dock lead and a route manager. Additionally, a route manager has an average salary of $50,375, which is higher than the $35,623 average annual salary of a dock lead.

The top three skills for a dock lead include cleanliness, sales floor and load trailers. The most important skills for a route manager are DOT, CDL, and OSHA.

Dock lead vs route manager overview

	Dock Lead	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$35,623	$50,375
Hourly rate	$17.13	$24.22
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	5,415	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Dock lead vs route manager salary

Dock leads and route managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dock Lead	Route Manager
Average salary	$35,623	$50,375
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $42,000	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 dock lead and route manager education

There are a few differences between a dock lead and a route manager in terms of educational background:

	Dock Lead	Route Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dock lead vs route manager demographics

Here are the differences between dock leads' and route managers' demographics:

	Dock Lead	Route Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 6.9% White, 56.8% 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 dock lead and route manager duties and responsibilities

Dock lead example responsibilities.

Help manage an accurate, revolving FIFO inventory and rigorously investigate any discrepancies.
Head business needs such as budget balancing, cash reconciliation, processing deposits, and performing POS audits.
Oversee the day-to-day operations of the hub and collaborate with team to provide the best possible service to customers.
Load orders into trailers for shipment; coordinate cross-dock operations and load consolidations.
Develop and maintain ISO level of operation guidelines and metrics including communication to internal and external customers.

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.

Dock lead vs route manager skills

Common dock lead skills

Cleanliness, 14%
Sales Floor, 14%
Load Trailers, 10%
Inventory Control, 8%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Electric Pallet Jack, 5%

Common route manager skills

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