Film crew vs package handler

The differences between film crews and package handlers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a package handler has an average salary of $32,785, 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 package handler are warehouse environment, load trailers, and delivery truck.

Film crew vs package handler overview

	Film Crew	Package Handler
Yearly salary	$32,383	$32,785
Hourly rate	$15.57	$15.76
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	64,202	93,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Film crew vs package handler salary

Film crews and package handlers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Film Crew	Package Handler
Average salary	$32,383	$32,785
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Saint Paul, MN
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between film crew and package handler education

There are a few differences between a film crew and a package handler in terms of educational background:

	Film Crew	Package Handler
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Film crew vs package handler demographics

Here are the differences between film crews' and package handlers' demographics:

	Film Crew	Package Handler
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%
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, 13.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between film crew and package handler 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.

Package handler example responsibilities.

Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles.
Read GPS maps for your driving directions.
Operate sit down forklift for loading, unloading and running material.
License to operate MHE (forklifts, tractors, etc . )
Load grind and air shipments onto designate trailers using sit down forklift.
Conduct post inspections to ensure guard force personnel proficiency and level of alertness.

Film crew vs package handler skills

Common film crew skills

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

Common package handler skills

Warehouse Environment, 25%
Load Trailers, 10%
Delivery Truck, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Load Packages, 8%
Load Trucks, 7%

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