Dockmaster vs yarding supervisor

The differences between dockmasters and yarding supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a dockmaster and a yarding supervisor. Additionally, a yarding supervisor has an average salary of $54,421, which is higher than the $52,272 average annual salary of a dockmaster.

The top three skills for a dockmaster include reservations, customer service and boats. The most important skills for a yarding supervisor are customer service, yard operations, and loaders.

Dockmaster vs yarding supervisor overview

	Dockmaster	Yarding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$52,272	$54,421
Hourly rate	$25.13	$26.16
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	96	9,352
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Dockmaster vs yarding supervisor salary

Dockmasters and yarding supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dockmaster	Yarding Supervisor
Average salary	$52,272	$54,421
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $103,000	Between $31,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	Baker Hughes
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dockmaster and yarding supervisor education

There are a few differences between a dockmaster and a yarding supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Dockmaster	Yarding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dockmaster vs yarding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between dockmasters' and yarding supervisors' demographics:

	Dockmaster	Yarding Supervisor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 79.2% Female, 20.8%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 5.4% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between dockmaster and yarding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Dockmaster example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise logistics with multiple vendors ensuring accurate and timely delivery of all vehicles.
Handle reservations for all dock slips.
Handle scheduling and logistics of events.
Answer calls for reservations and or rescue missions.
Make nightly deposits and operate a POS system.
Schedule events and service as well as temporary docking of boats; process sales and inventory of parts and supplies.

Yarding supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage all administrative duties including payroll and ordering supplies.
Operate various equipment, such as frontend loader, bobcat, and pallet jack.
Operate the baler, bobcat, forklift and front end loader on a daily basis.
Job include handling LTL freight and training new employees in claim's prevention and proper freight handling techniques
Maintain working relationship with OSHA and EPA representative completing injury reports in addition to environmental spill reports.
Start as HVAC equipment/parts route delivery driver.

Dockmaster vs yarding supervisor skills

Common dockmaster skills

Reservations, 43%
Customer Service, 23%
Boats, 14%
VHF, 14%
POS, 3%
Logistics, 3%

Common yarding supervisor skills

Customer Service, 26%
Yard Operations, 9%
Loaders, 8%
General Maintenance, 5%
Inventory Management, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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