Furniture packer vs truck unloader

The differences between furniture packers 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 $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 truck unloader are electric pallet jack, pallets, and sales floor.

Furniture packer vs truck unloader overview

	Furniture Packer	Truck Unloader
Yearly salary	$29,479	$32,543
Hourly rate	$14.17	$15.65
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	16,993	42,020
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Furniture packer vs truck unloader salary

Furniture packers and truck unloaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Furniture Packer	Truck Unloader
Average salary	$29,479	$32,543
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	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 furniture packer and truck unloader education

There are a few differences between a furniture packer and a truck unloader in terms of educational background:

	Furniture Packer	Truck Unloader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Liberal Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Furniture packer vs truck unloader demographics

Here are the differences between furniture packers' and truck unloaders' demographics:

	Furniture Packer	Truck Unloader
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 76.2% Female, 23.8%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
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, 13.3% 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 furniture packer and truck unloader 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.

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.

Furniture packer vs truck unloader skills

Common furniture packer skills

Assembly Line, 100%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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