Film crew vs dock worker

The differences between film crews and dock workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dock worker has an average salary of $36,027, which is higher than the $32,383 average annual salary of a film crew.

The top three skills for a film crew include customer service, POS and ticket sales. The most important skills for a dock worker are safety rules, tractor trailer, and LTL.

Film crew vs dock worker overview

	Film Crew	Dock Worker
Yearly salary	$32,383	$36,027
Hourly rate	$15.57	$17.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	64,202	119,104
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Film crew vs dock worker salary

Film crews and dock workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Film Crew	Dock Worker
Average salary	$32,383	$36,027
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $29,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Coon Rapids, MN
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Dairy Farmers of America
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between film crew and dock worker education

There are a few differences between a film crew and a dock worker in terms of educational background:

	Film Crew	Dock Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Film crew vs dock worker demographics

Here are the differences between film crews' and dock workers' demographics:

	Film Crew	Dock Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 5.3% White, 51.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between film crew and dock worker duties and responsibilities

Film crew example responsibilities.

Box Office/Concession and ushergreet customers, ticket sales, used POS system; stocking, concessions, cleaning
Demonstrate consistent and effective sales techniques to meet sales expectations through loyalty card sales, and upselling.
Handle all refunds, movie time changes, will call tickets on POS system on a daily basis.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of work environment while also resolving conflicts between customers.
Train new crew members of McDonalds and show them the correct way to do their assign position.

Dock worker example responsibilities.

Operate yard truck to manage dock needs, maintain safety and cleanliness of dock as well as yard.
Work with AS400 WMS to coordinate the movement of freight in and out of the terminal.
Use of the AS400 to process outbound shipments, including but not limit to data entry, and BOL imaging.
Print BOL for daily deliveries.
Use RF scanning system to select orders.
Process and palletize all damage, penny, and RTV merchandise.

Film crew vs dock worker skills

Common film crew skills

Customer Service, 42%
POS, 6%
Ticket Sales, 4%
Excellent Guest, 4%
Food Orders, 4%
Ticket Booth, 4%

Common dock worker skills

Safety Rules, 12%
Tractor Trailer, 8%
LTL, 8%
Unload Trailers, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
Dock Equipment, 5%