Inventory control quality assurance associate vs inventory controller

The differences between inventory control quality assurance associates and inventory controllers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an inventory controller has an average salary of $36,911, which is higher than the $34,622 average annual salary of an inventory control quality assurance associate.

The top three skills for an inventory control quality assurance associate include problem solve, and . The most important skills for an inventory controller are inventory control, customer service, and data entry.

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs inventory controller overview

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Inventory Controller
Yearly salary	$34,622	$36,911
Hourly rate	$16.65	$17.75
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	125,287	140,496
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs inventory controller salary

Inventory control quality assurance associates and inventory controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Inventory Controller
Average salary	$34,622	$36,911
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Everett, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between inventory control quality assurance associate and inventory controller education

There are a few differences between an inventory control quality assurance associate and an inventory controller in terms of educational background:

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Inventory Controller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs inventory controller demographics

Here are the differences between inventory control quality assurance associates' and inventory controllers' demographics:

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Inventory Controller
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 31.3% Female, 68.8%	Male, 59.4% Female, 40.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between inventory control quality assurance associate and inventory controller duties and responsibilities

Inventory control quality assurance associate example responsibilities.

Utilize RF system to manage warehouse shipments, reviewing shipments for shortages and overages within the dry goods warehouse.
Measure dimensions of product to verify conformance to specifications, using calipers, gauges, and CMM machines.
Develop receiving, return and non-conforming product procedure which remain intact upon completion of ISO certification.
Assist management with establishing effective production flow process utilizing the FIFO method.

Inventory controller example responsibilities.

Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
Operate and set up CNC machines.
Move and organize stock using RF scanner.
Fill out BOL / SLI paperwork for various shipping and freight companies.
Receive in all material for warehouse, CNC shop, and front office.
Help implement the WMS system in the warehouse, perform cycle counts and do yearly physical inventories.

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs inventory controller skills

Common inventory control quality assurance associate skills

Problem Solve, 100%

Common inventory controller skills

Inventory Control, 23%
Customer Service, 21%
Data Entry, 6%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%
Purchase Orders, 4%

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