Forklift-picker vs picker

The differences between forklift-pickers and pickers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a forklift-picker has an average salary of $32,704, which is higher than the $30,779 average annual salary of a picker.

The top three skills for a forklift-picker include pallets, pallet jack and rf scanner. The most important skills for a picker are industrial trucks, pallets, and electric pallet jack.

Forklift-picker vs picker overview

	Forklift-Picker	Picker
Yearly salary	$32,704	$30,779
Hourly rate	$15.72	$14.80
Growth rate	7%	1%
Number of jobs	44,786	177,748
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 57%
Average age	43	38
Years of experience	4	-

Forklift-picker vs picker salary

Forklift-pickers and pickers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Forklift-Picker	Picker
Average salary	$32,704	$30,779
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $25,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Sioux Falls, SD	Reno, NV
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Oregon
Best paying company	Tyson Foods	Schnitzer Steel
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between forklift-picker and picker education

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

	Forklift-Picker	Picker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Forklift-picker vs picker demographics

Here are the differences between forklift-pickers' and pickers' demographics:

	Forklift-Picker	Picker
Average age	43	38
Gender ratio	Male, 89.6% Female, 10.4%	Male, 57.6% Female, 42.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 2.8% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	6%

Differences between forklift-picker and picker duties and responsibilities

Forklift-picker example responsibilities.

Operate forklift to organize and wrap complete pallets, also operate other machinery that handle completed pallets to load company trucks.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation as is required by organization and OSHA.
Shrink wrap pallet and then set pallet by the correct load door to be check for accuracy.
Certify cherry picker operator / pull orders and putaway

Picker example responsibilities.

Used WMS and RF systems to pick and stage customer specify orders and lead a team of employees.
Operate an epj (electric pallet-jack) while using a rf hand hold scan gun under the red prairie system.
Pick merchandise for CVS stores fast and accurately.
Pick orders from a vocollect headset or a RF scanner.
Maintain the cleanliness, organization, and safety of the warehouse.
Sit down fork truck and also a stand up reach truck certification.

Forklift-picker vs picker skills

Common forklift-picker skills

Pallets, 22%
Pallet Jack, 17%
RF Scanner, 10%
Load Trucks, 8%
Shipping Receiving, 7%
Reach Truck, 6%

Common picker skills

Industrial Trucks, 36%
Pallets, 11%
Electric Pallet Jack, 8%
Customer Orders, 8%
Stand-Up Forklift, 8%
RF Scanner, 7%