Forklift vs puller

The differences between forklifts and pullers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a forklift has an average salary of $32,015, which is higher than the $31,171 average annual salary of a puller.

The top three skills for a forklift include pallets, sit-down forklift and basic math. The most important skills for a puller are safety regulations, electric pallet jack, and customer orders.

Forklift vs puller overview

	Forklift	Puller
Yearly salary	$32,015	$31,171
Hourly rate	$15.39	$14.99
Growth rate	7%	1%
Number of jobs	113,257	116,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	43	38
Years of experience	4	-

Forklift vs puller salary

Forklifts and pullers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Forklift	Puller
Average salary	$32,015	$31,171
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Grand Forks, ND	Great Falls, MT
Highest paying state	Alaska	Iowa
Best paying company	Steel Dynamics	Cargill
Best paying industry	Transportation	Finance

Differences between forklift and puller education

There are a few differences between a forklift and a puller in terms of educational background:

	Forklift	Puller
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Forklift vs puller demographics

Here are the differences between forklifts' and pullers' demographics:

	Forklift	Puller
Average age	43	38
Gender ratio	Male, 92.0% Female, 8.0%	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 16.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	6%

Differences between forklift and puller duties and responsibilities

Forklift example responsibilities.

Provide a safe work environment following all company policy and OSHA safety procedures.
Clean and maintain the warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety has their period operate forklifts and other heavy machinery safely.
Prepare pallets by following procedures for stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Operate forklifts, lift beams, swivel-hooks and hoists.
Run and monitor extrusion processes of polymer products, using dip pan hoppers, x-hoppers and delivery processes.
Move inventory in support of logistics management.

Puller example responsibilities.

Used Rf gun to pull parts and manage inventory
Open, close, and run warehouse on weekends.
Select products for specific routes according to RF gun/pick sheets.
Inspect all machinery using OSHA approve inspection sheet before start of each shift.
Pull checks and cash, balance and reconcile ATM's, and deliver deposits to processing centers.
Pull car parts in a salvage yard, run lift truck, front end pay loader and car crusher

Forklift vs puller skills

Common forklift skills

Pallets, 21%
Sit-Down Forklift, 10%
Basic Math, 7%
Shipping Receiving, 5%
RF Scanner, 4%
Warehouse Environment, 4%

Common puller skills

Safety Regulations, 18%
Electric Pallet Jack, 17%
Customer Orders, 15%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Load Trucks, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%