Furniture packer vs freight associate

The differences between furniture packers and freight associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a freight associate has an average salary of $32,103, which is higher than the $29,479 average annual salary of a furniture packer.

The top three skills for a furniture packer include assembly line, and . The most important skills for a freight associate are sales floor, cleanliness, and customer service.

Furniture packer vs freight associate overview

	Furniture Packer	Freight Associate
Yearly salary	$29,479	$32,103
Hourly rate	$14.17	$15.43
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	16,993	6,477
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Furniture packer vs freight associate salary

Furniture packers and freight associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Furniture Packer	Freight Associate
Average salary	$29,479	$32,103
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between furniture packer and freight associate education

There are a few differences between a furniture packer and a freight associate in terms of educational background:

	Furniture Packer	Freight Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Liberal Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Furniture packer vs freight associate demographics

Here are the differences between furniture packers' and freight associates' demographics:

	Furniture Packer	Freight Associate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 76.2% Female, 23.8%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.1% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between furniture packer and freight associate duties and responsibilities

Furniture packer example responsibilities.

Perform complete office moves using dollies, portable trucks, and pallet jacks.
Use various dollies and pad portable trucks and pallet jacks to move heavy objects.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Pack orders that comes from an RF scanner.

Freight associate example responsibilities.

Operate a wide variety of lift equipment.
Work at the MSP airport sorting and loading air containers to assure proper delivery.
Job duties include receiving and unloading freight, pulling pallets to the floor after separating.
Specialize in use of RF equipment to determine sign needs by fixture for particular ad events.
Stack empty CHEP pallets in racks and regular pallets on dock floor at end of shift.
Perform inventory duties with the RF hand scanner, which include research, outs, and rigs.

Furniture packer vs freight associate skills

Common furniture packer skills

Assembly Line, 100%

Common freight associate skills

Sales Floor, 42%
Cleanliness, 42%
Customer Service, 5%
Sort Merchandise, 3%
Store Merchandise, 2%
Math, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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