Feeder vs blocker

The differences between feeders and blockers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a blocker has an average salary of $46,185, which is higher than the $31,642 average annual salary of a feeder.

The top three skills for a feeder include pallet jack, customer specifications and safety standards. The most important skills for a blocker are volleyball, rail cars, and embroidery.

Feeder vs blocker overview

	Feeder	Blocker
Yearly salary	$31,642	$46,185
Hourly rate	$15.21	$22.20
Growth rate	6%	3%
Number of jobs	695	19
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Feeder vs blocker salary

Feeders and blockers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Feeder	Blocker
Average salary	$31,642	$46,185
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	Brentwood, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	UPS	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between feeder and blocker education

There are a few differences between a feeder and a blocker in terms of educational background:

	Feeder	Blocker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Feeder vs blocker demographics

Here are the differences between feeders' and blockers' demographics:

	Feeder	Blocker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%	Male, 62.1% Female, 37.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 3.4% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	4%

Differences between feeder and blocker duties and responsibilities

Feeder example responsibilities.

Fed spoons and forks into machine to be send out to different companies
Place finish product onto conveyors or into carts, dump slings of product onto work tables.
Rotate product first in first out (FIFO).
Operate 5-color 40"Komori!
Operate 6-color 26"Komori!
Run lines that produce plastic shrink bundling.

Blocker example responsibilities.

Operate the polishers and fixing the problems.
Check and create color sheets for embroidery operators.
Inspect and block various eyeglass lenses with alloy.
Prepare project, including masking off windows and hardware, caulking, and clean up.
Replace damage groceries and return items out of place.

Feeder vs blocker skills

Common feeder skills

Pallet Jack, 27%
Customer Specifications, 19%
Safety Standards, 18%
Assembly Line, 11%
RAN, 5%
Tape Measure, 4%

Common blocker skills

Volleyball, 37%
Rail Cars, 31%
Embroidery, 18%
Computer System, 14%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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