Frozen food selector vs dock worker

The differences between frozen food selectors and dock workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dock worker has an average salary of $36,027, which is higher than the $31,900 average annual salary of a frozen food selector.

The top three skills for a frozen food selector include pallet jack, pallets and product description. The most important skills for a dock worker are safety rules, tractor trailer, and LTL.

Frozen food selector vs dock worker overview

	Frozen Food Selector	Dock Worker
Yearly salary	$31,900	$36,027
Hourly rate	$15.34	$17.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	54,039	119,104
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Frozen food selector vs dock worker salary

Frozen food selectors and dock workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Frozen Food Selector	Dock Worker
Average salary	$31,900	$36,027
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $29,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Coon Rapids, MN
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Dairy Farmers of America
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between frozen food selector and dock worker education

There are a few differences between a frozen food selector and a dock worker in terms of educational background:

	Frozen Food Selector	Dock Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Frozen food selector vs dock worker demographics

Here are the differences between frozen food selectors' and dock workers' demographics:

	Frozen Food Selector	Dock Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 5.8% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between frozen food selector and dock worker duties and responsibilities

Frozen food selector example responsibilities.

Load required food products on pallets, then transport pallets to dock area in preparation to be load on food trucks.
Prepare and place assemble case pick pallets and move assemble pallets from picking area to a dock door or staging area.
Organize and separate bulks of groceries according to labele tags while keeping an organize environment.
Use pallet jacks and dollies to take products and material to an appropriate location.
Load and unload items from machines, carts, and dollies, using forklifts at times.
Open the new Goshen Kroger and assist in recruiting and training new staff.

Dock worker example responsibilities.

Operate yard truck to manage dock needs, maintain safety and cleanliness of dock as well as yard.
Work with AS400 WMS to coordinate the movement of freight in and out of the terminal.
Use of the AS400 to process outbound shipments, including but not limit to data entry, and BOL imaging.
Print BOL for daily deliveries.
Use RF scanning system to select orders.
Process and palletize all damage, penny, and RTV merchandise.

Frozen food selector vs dock worker skills

Common frozen food selector skills

Pallet Jack, 49%
Pallets, 38%
Product Description, 7%
Retail Store, 4%
Customer Orders, 2%

Common dock worker skills

Safety Rules, 12%
Tractor Trailer, 8%
LTL, 8%
Unload Trailers, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
Dock Equipment, 5%

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