Frozen food selector vs truck unloader

The differences between frozen food selectors and truck unloaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a truck unloader has an average salary of $32,543, 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 truck unloader are electric pallet jack, pallets, and sales floor.

Frozen food selector vs truck unloader overview

	Frozen Food Selector	Truck Unloader
Yearly salary	$31,900	$32,543
Hourly rate	$15.34	$15.65
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	54,039	42,020
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Frozen food selector vs truck unloader salary

Frozen food selectors and truck unloaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Frozen Food Selector	Truck Unloader
Average salary	$31,900	$32,543
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Oriental Trading
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between frozen food selector and truck unloader education

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

	Frozen Food Selector	Truck Unloader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Frozen food selector vs truck unloader demographics

Here are the differences between frozen food selectors' and truck unloaders' demographics:

	Frozen Food Selector	Truck Unloader
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
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, 13.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.0% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between frozen food selector and truck unloader 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.

Truck unloader example responsibilities.

Used jigs, torches, jacks, wedges, tumbuckles, hoists, cranes, drift pins, pry bars.
Stock floor according to current store map, utilize RF scanner for inventory database.
Replenish stock on floor and back-stock material (using RF device to record location).
Secure newly organize pallets utilizing shrink wrap.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Volunteer work for kohl's cares events.

Frozen food selector vs truck unloader skills

Common frozen food selector skills

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

Common truck unloader skills

Electric Pallet Jack, 24%
Pallets, 19%
Sales Floor, 16%
Customer Service, 9%
Stock Shelves, 8%
Stock Merchandise, 7%

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