Grain merchandising manager vs farm products shipper

The differences between grain merchandising managers and farm products shippers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a grain merchandising manager and a farm products shipper. Additionally, a farm products shipper has an average salary of $56,116, which is higher than the $49,580 average annual salary of a grain merchandising manager.

Grain merchandising manager vs farm products shipper overview

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Farm Products Shipper
Yearly salary	$49,580	$56,116
Hourly rate	$23.84	$26.98
Growth rate	10%	-3%
Number of jobs	12,779	8,624
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Grain merchandising manager vs farm products shipper salary

Grain merchandising managers and farm products shippers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Farm Products Shipper
Average salary	$49,580	$56,116
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $69,000	Between $26,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between grain merchandising manager and farm products shipper education

There are a few differences between a grain merchandising manager and a farm products shipper in terms of educational background:

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Farm Products Shipper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Agricultural Business	General Studies
Most common college	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	University of Maryland - College Park

Grain merchandising manager vs farm products shipper demographics

Here are the differences between grain merchandising managers' and farm products shippers' demographics:

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Farm Products Shipper
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 81.2% Female, 18.8%	Male, 63.6% Female, 36.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 2.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 78.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between grain merchandising manager and farm products shipper duties and responsibilities

Grain merchandising manager example responsibilities.

Purchase and manage apparel, footwear and accessories inventory for successful regional outdoor and lifestyle retailer.
Administer and monitor contracts relevant to grain origination, customer relations, grain transport and risk management.
Acquire CDL with Hazmat endorsement for moving trucks and delivering anhydrous ammonia.
Coordinate and monitor professional look of floor aisles by ensuring organization and cleanliness for easy accessibility of goods.
Manage the order flow via direct communication, major customers such as Costco, Sam's/Wal-Mart.

Farm products shipper example responsibilities.

Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Company certify on all forklifts and equipment as well as knowledge of ISO and OSHA policies and procedures.

Grain merchandising manager vs farm products shipper skills

Common grain merchandising manager skills

Harvest, 32%
Origination, 21%
Grain Contracts, 20%
Safety Systems, 16%
Commodities, 6%
CDL, 5%

Common farm products shipper skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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