Gift wrapper vs truck unloader

The differences between gift wrappers 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 $26,898 average annual salary of a gift wrapper.

The top three skills for a gift wrapper include customer service, sales floor and customer orders. The most important skills for a truck unloader are electric pallet jack, pallets, and sales floor.

Gift wrapper vs truck unloader overview

	Gift Wrapper	Truck Unloader
Yearly salary	$26,898	$32,543
Hourly rate	$12.93	$15.65
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	607	42,020
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Gift wrapper vs truck unloader salary

Gift wrappers and truck unloaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gift Wrapper	Truck Unloader
Average salary	$26,898	$32,543
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $40,000	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 gift wrapper and truck unloader education

There are a few differences between a gift wrapper and a truck unloader in terms of educational background:

	Gift Wrapper	Truck Unloader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gift wrapper vs truck unloader demographics

Here are the differences between gift wrappers' and truck unloaders' demographics:

	Gift Wrapper	Truck Unloader
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 11.9% Female, 88.1%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 7.8% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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	7%	5%

Differences between gift wrapper and truck unloader duties and responsibilities

Gift wrapper example responsibilities.

Used RF scanner to scan labels on boxes that need to be pick.
Take windows off carts and put em on the line then put cardboard on em use tape gun to tape em up
Hire as a seasonal, then, after two months are hired as a part-time Costco employee.

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.

Gift wrapper vs truck unloader skills

Common gift wrapper skills

Customer Service, 52%
Sales Floor, 16%
Customer Orders, 9%
Assembly Line, 8%
RF, 6%
Stock Room, 5%

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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