Glass washer vs ship worker

The differences between glass washers and ship workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a ship worker has an average salary of $28,576, which is higher than the $27,701 average annual salary of a glass washer.

The top three skills for a glass washer include autoclaves, GMP and departmental procedures. The most important skills for a ship worker are customer orders, safety procedures, and crisis intervention.

Glass washer vs ship worker overview

	Glass Washer	Ship Worker
Yearly salary	$27,701	$28,576
Hourly rate	$13.32	$13.74
Growth rate	6%	1%
Number of jobs	35,525	29,706
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	36	42
Years of experience	-	4

Glass washer vs ship worker salary

Glass washers and ship workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Glass Washer	Ship Worker
Average salary	$27,701	$28,576
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $36,000	Between $19,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Katerra
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between glass washer and ship worker education

There are a few differences between a glass washer and a ship worker in terms of educational background:

	Glass Washer	Ship Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Glass washer vs ship worker demographics

Here are the differences between glass washers' and ship workers' demographics:

	Glass Washer	Ship Worker
Average age	36	42
Gender ratio	Male, 66.0% Female, 34.0%	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 3.1% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	11%

Differences between glass washer and ship worker duties and responsibilities

Glass washer example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness of equipment and floor adhering to sanitation regulations.
Provide training regarding standard methods, practices, principles, tools and equipment used in construction work.

Ship worker example responsibilities.

Stack ice cream bricks and tubs onto pallets in freezer by hand and move into position by electric pallet jack.
General maintenance such as but not limit to HVAC maintenance/repair, electrical maintenance/repair, minor plumbing maintenance/repair.
Work the dryers in which the linen are dried in.
Used FIFO system to see what need to be pick first.
Collect payment in cash, credit and debit using POS systems.
build carts, run the wash and robot, unload and load trucks ,

Glass washer vs ship worker skills

Common glass washer skills

Autoclaves, 78%
GMP, 16%
Departmental Procedures, 6%

Common ship worker skills

Customer Orders, 15%
Safety Procedures, 14%
Crisis Intervention, 9%
Community Resources, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
CPR, 4%

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