Freight loader vs loader

The differences between freight loaders and loaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a loader has an average salary of $32,820, which is higher than the $32,777 average annual salary of a freight loader.

The top three skills for a freight loader include pallets, pallet jack and load freight. The most important skills for a loader are customer service, pallets, and loaders.

Freight loader vs loader overview

	Freight Loader	Loader
Yearly salary	$32,777	$32,820
Hourly rate	$15.76	$15.78
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,112	40,008
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	40	41
Years of experience	-	-

Freight loader vs loader salary

Freight loaders and loaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Freight Loader	Loader
Average salary	$32,777	$32,820
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $27,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Kemps
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between freight loader and loader education

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

	Freight Loader	Loader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Freight loader vs loader demographics

Here are the differences between freight loaders' and loaders' demographics:

	Freight Loader	Loader
Average age	40	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 5.8% White, 51.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	3%

Differences between freight loader and loader duties and responsibilities

Freight loader example responsibilities.

Provide regular assistance to supervisors to assist in store profitability and cleanliness.
Unload, process, and properly secure any merchandise needing EAS tags from all incoming freight.

Loader example responsibilities.

Manage Mexico border, customs paperwork, and drayage for Lear, drayage/door to door movements for Nissan.
have the ability to operate a trackmobile.
Start off as Manifester, tendering BOL's and expediting loads.
Maintain all safety requirements as set forth by the company and OSHA.
Set pallet design to ensure the drivers' logistics would not be compromise.
Bill out trucks at the end of load, operate bobcat when need.

Freight loader vs loader skills

Common freight loader skills

Pallets, 28%
Pallet Jack, 23%
Load Freight, 15%
Delivery Vehicle, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Load Trucks, 4%

Common loader skills

Customer Service, 17%
Pallets, 14%
Loaders, 8%
Customer Vehicles, 5%
Semi Trailers, 5%
Load Trucks, 5%