Freight loader vs mover

The differences between freight loaders and movers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mover has an average salary of $33,187, 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 mover are office furniture, customer service, and household goods.

Freight loader vs mover overview

	Freight Loader	Mover
Yearly salary	$32,777	$33,187
Hourly rate	$15.76	$15.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,112	4,222
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Freight loader vs mover salary

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

	Freight Loader	Mover
Average salary	$32,777	$33,187
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Kent, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Zag
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between freight loader and mover education

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

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

Freight loader vs mover demographics

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

	Freight Loader	Mover
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
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, 13.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.3% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between freight loader and mover 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.

Mover example responsibilities.

Hand hoisting furniture both up and down.
Assist families with helping to build their new homes through USDA funding.
Move pianos, gym equipment, bookcases, computer equipment, televisions, mirrors and glass pieces.
Work with USDA to develop policies and procedures to enhance the volume and quality of housing services.
Used a variety of items such as, a fork lift and dollies to move receptacles to and from appropriate locations.
Develop inventory management -learn how to pack/unpack furniture by utilizing hand-trucks and dollies for public/private housing moves

Freight loader vs mover skills

Common freight loader skills

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

Common mover skills

Office Furniture, 40%
Customer Service, 15%
Household Goods, 7%
Load Trucks, 6%
Pallet Jack, 4%
Delivery Vehicle, 4%