Garbage truck helper vs helper

The differences between garbage truck helpers and helpers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a garbage truck helper and a helper. Additionally, a garbage truck helper has an average salary of $32,282, which is higher than the $31,331 average annual salary of a helper.

The top three skills for a garbage truck helper include GPS, property damage and hoisting. The most important skills for a helper are food handling, safety procedures, and safety rules.

Garbage truck helper vs helper overview

	Garbage Truck Helper	Helper
Yearly salary	$32,282	$31,331
Hourly rate	$15.52	$15.06
Growth rate	6%	4%
Number of jobs	48,266	29,873
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 64%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	43	34
Years of experience	12	12

Garbage truck helper vs helper salary

Garbage truck helpers and helpers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Garbage Truck Helper	Helper
Average salary	$32,282	$31,331
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	National Grid plc
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between garbage truck helper and helper education

There are a few differences between a garbage truck helper and a helper in terms of educational background:

	Garbage Truck Helper	Helper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 64%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Garbage truck helper vs helper demographics

Here are the differences between garbage truck helpers' and helpers' demographics:

	Garbage Truck Helper	Helper
Average age	43	34
Gender ratio	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%	Male, 77.1% Female, 22.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 2.6% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 24.2% Asian, 2.2% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	2%

Differences between garbage truck helper and helper duties and responsibilities

Garbage truck helper example responsibilities.

Maintain route for schedule residential and commercial waste and recycle.
Drive bobtail- box truck, delivery van, pickup truck to pick up and deliver stock.
Operate automate or semi-automate hoisting devices that raise refusebins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
Deliver and pickup loads of steel and parts that are fabricated, machine, and paint or powder coat.
Assist driver in keeping track of time and fluids pump, using GPS to locate quickest route to job sites.
Recycle salvage metals, clean workplace, strip copper, and sell products on Craigslist, topsoil production and care.

Helper example responsibilities.

Attach pulleys and blocks to fix overhead structures such as beams, etc.
Operate power nail guns, paint sprayers, ladders, power washers, drive company truck.
Clean areas that harbore pests, using rakes, brooms, shovels and mops, preparatory to fumigating.
Operate winches and hoisting devices.
Perform tack welding as necessary.
Install EMT and new wire throughout structure.

Garbage truck helper vs helper skills

Common garbage truck helper skills

GPS, 25%
Property Damage, 15%
Hoisting, 13%
Customer Service, 11%
Delivery Truck, 8%
Manual Labor, 7%

Common helper skills

Food Handling, 24%
Safety Procedures, 12%
Safety Rules, 7%
Construction Sites, 7%
Physical Labor, 5%
Windows, 3%