Freight team associate vs package handler

The differences between freight team associates and package handlers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a package handler has an average salary of $32,785, which is higher than the $32,188 average annual salary of a freight team associate.

The top three skills for a freight team associate include sales floor, customer service and electric pallet jack. The most important skills for a package handler are warehouse environment, load trailers, and delivery truck.

Freight team associate vs package handler overview

	Freight Team Associate	Package Handler
Yearly salary	$32,188	$32,785
Hourly rate	$15.47	$15.76
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	31,676	93,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Freight team associate vs package handler salary

Freight team associates and package handlers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Freight Team Associate	Package Handler
Average salary	$32,188	$32,785
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Saint Paul, MN
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between freight team associate and package handler education

There are a few differences between a freight team associate and a package handler in terms of educational background:

	Freight Team Associate	Package Handler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Freight team associate vs package handler demographics

Here are the differences between freight team associates' and package handlers' demographics:

	Freight Team Associate	Package Handler
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 81.5% Female, 18.5%	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 5.5% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between freight team associate and package handler duties and responsibilities

Freight team associate example responsibilities.

Manage customer resolutions associate with flight reservations.
Unload, POS associate (cashier), floor associate.
Summer position in a basic retail role with inventory responsibility after closing including some training with forklifts and power jacks
Assist customers with loading groceries, stage merchandise for customer purchase

Package handler example responsibilities.

Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles.
Read GPS maps for your driving directions.
Operate sit down forklift for loading, unloading and running material.
License to operate MHE (forklifts, tractors, etc . )
Load grind and air shipments onto designate trailers using sit down forklift.
Conduct post inspections to ensure guard force personnel proficiency and level of alertness.

Freight team associate vs package handler skills

Common freight team associate skills

Sales Floor, 21%
Customer Service, 17%
Electric Pallet Jack, 13%
Store Shelves, 11%
Store Merchandise, 10%
Forklifts, 5%

Common package handler skills

Warehouse Environment, 25%
Load Trailers, 10%
Delivery Truck, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Load Packages, 8%
Load Trucks, 7%

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