Freight forwarder vs carrier

The differences between freight forwarders and carriers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a freight forwarder has an average salary of $38,215, which is higher than the $37,242 average annual salary of a carrier.

The top three skills for a freight forwarder include supply chain, customer service and booking. The most important skills for a carrier are logistics, newspapers, and delivery sequence.

Freight forwarder vs carrier overview

	Freight Forwarder	Carrier
Yearly salary	$38,215	$37,242
Hourly rate	$18.37	$17.90
Growth rate	-3%	-6%
Number of jobs	6,961	17,784
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	43	49
Years of experience	-	-

Freight forwarder vs carrier salary

Freight forwarders and carriers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Freight Forwarder	Carrier
Average salary	$38,215	$37,242
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $54,000	Between $19,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	Cupertino, CA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between freight forwarder and carrier education

There are a few differences between a freight forwarder and a carrier in terms of educational background:

	Freight Forwarder	Carrier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Freight forwarder vs carrier demographics

Here are the differences between freight forwarders' and carriers' demographics:

	Freight Forwarder	Carrier
Average age	43	49
Gender ratio	Male, 55.1% Female, 44.9%	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.6% Asian, 18.0% White, 44.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between freight forwarder and carrier duties and responsibilities

Freight forwarder example responsibilities.

Maintain relationships with customs brokers and freight forwarders and assist in reviewing such service providers.
Book material RO/RO, LCL, and FCL loads on ocean line carrier for international delivery.
Maintain TSA clearance in order to ship freight on passenger airlines.
Use LogiSuite to create airway bills & TSA documents for cargo exports.
Communicate with U.S. Customs and FDA officials when necessary to expedite the exam process.
Negotiate rates and contracts with air freight agents as well as LTL and FTL base carriers

Carrier example responsibilities.

Arrange mail in delivery sequence, operate llv, used scanner to collect cod and lift packages over 50 pounds.
Specialize in the small LTL division.
Carry hod and help out at construction sites.
Deliver mail by organization unit and/or individual's name.
Utilize memorization and problem solving skills to insure proper deliver.
Learned how to lay brick and specialize in hod carrying and loading.

Freight forwarder vs carrier skills

Common freight forwarder skills

Supply Chain, 23%
Customer Service, 18%
Booking, 14%
Import Export, 8%
Delivery Orders, 6%
AES, 6%

Common carrier skills

Logistics, 24%
Newspapers, 15%
Delivery Sequence, 15%
Customer Service, 14%
Delivery Vehicle, 9%
HVAC, 6%