Dryer feeder vs line trucker

The differences between dryer feeders and line truckers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a line trucker has an average salary of $36,508, which is higher than the $30,965 average annual salary of a dryer feeder.

The top three skills for a dryer feeder include dryers, general clean-up and safety procedures. The most important skills for a line trucker are CDL, OTR, and DOT.

Dryer feeder vs line trucker overview

	Dryer Feeder	Line Trucker
Yearly salary	$30,965	$36,508
Hourly rate	$14.89	$17.55
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	627	46,087
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Dryer feeder vs line trucker salary

Dryer feeders and line truckers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dryer Feeder	Line Trucker
Average salary	$30,965	$36,508
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $43,000	Between $26,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dryer feeder and line trucker education

There are a few differences between a dryer feeder and a line trucker in terms of educational background:

	Dryer Feeder	Line Trucker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dryer feeder vs line trucker demographics

Here are the differences between dryer feeders' and line truckers' demographics:

	Dryer Feeder	Line Trucker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 7.7% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 8.3% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between dryer feeder and line trucker duties and responsibilities

Dryer feeder example responsibilities.

Avoid any mechanical damage to WIP and process products (toppings), and do not over-feed containers or production lines.
Push dollies of chicken to be tag and freezed.

Line trucker example responsibilities.

Manage fuel process in compliance with opti stop and DCI objectives.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Pass out PPE as needed by workers.

Dryer feeder vs line trucker skills

Common dryer feeder skills

Dryers, 81%
General Clean-Up, 12%
Safety Procedures, 3%
Safety Committee, 2%
Safety Regulations, 2%

Common line trucker skills

CDL, 61%
OTR, 33%
DOT, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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