Furniture mover vs stacker

The differences between furniture movers and stackers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a furniture mover has an average salary of $33,129, which is higher than the $29,046 average annual salary of a stacker.

The top three skills for a furniture mover include work ethic, customer service and office furniture. The most important skills for a stacker are pallets, electric pallet jack, and safety procedures.

Furniture mover vs stacker overview

	Furniture Mover	Stacker
Yearly salary	$33,129	$29,046
Hourly rate	$15.93	$13.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	4,349	27,528
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Furniture mover vs stacker salary

Furniture movers and stackers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Furniture Mover	Stacker
Average salary	$33,129	$29,046
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Anchorage, AK	Woodburn, OR
Highest paying state	Alaska	Oregon
Best paying company	DeWitt LLP Law Firm	Cognizant
Best paying industry	Insurance	Manufacturing

Differences between furniture mover and stacker education

There are a few differences between a furniture mover and a stacker in terms of educational background:

	Furniture Mover	Stacker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Furniture mover vs stacker demographics

Here are the differences between furniture movers' and stackers' demographics:

	Furniture Mover	Stacker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 96.5% Female, 3.5%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 6.1% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 5.8% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between furniture mover and stacker duties and responsibilities

Furniture mover example responsibilities.

Used a variety of equipment; pallet jack, forklift, dollies, etc.
Operate dollies, book carts, piano dollies, and other moving equipment, using the right equipment for each job.
Fast pace working environment that require courteous and professional communication with clients, efficient teamwork, great organizational skills.
Fast pace working environment that require courteous and professional communication with clients, efficient teamwork, great organizational skills.

Stacker example responsibilities.

Prep shipping boxes and pallets according to customer specifications.
Stack trays on dollies for cleaning.
Monitor personal being around hazardous materials (lead) with PPE.
Stack loaves of bread onto racks on separate dollies for loading on delivery trucks.
Move materials as required or direct using hand equipment, power fork trucks or hoists.
Operate bundling machine to provide the bindery department neat stack mat er ials to be bound.

Furniture mover vs stacker skills

Common furniture mover skills

Work Ethic, 33%
Customer Service, 16%
Office Furniture, 11%
Load Trucks, 6%
CDL, 5%
Customers Homes, 4%

Common stacker skills

Pallets, 37%
Electric Pallet Jack, 28%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Stack Boxes, 5%
Stackers, 4%
Assembly Line, 3%