Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse employee

The differences between inventory control quality assurance associates and warehouse employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an inventory control quality assurance associate has an average salary of $34,622, which is higher than the $32,510 average annual salary of a warehouse employee.

The top three skills for an inventory control quality assurance associate include problem solve, and . The most important skills for a warehouse employee are pallets, customer service, and cleanliness.

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse employee overview

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Employee
Yearly salary	$34,622	$32,510
Hourly rate	$16.65	$15.63
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	125,287	186,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse employee salary

Inventory control quality assurance associates and warehouse employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Employee
Average salary	$34,622	$32,510
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between inventory control quality assurance associate and warehouse employee education

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

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse employee demographics

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

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Employee
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 31.3% Female, 68.8%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
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, 8.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between inventory control quality assurance associate and warehouse employee 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.

Warehouse employee example responsibilities.

Manage all FEDEX shipments and advise solutions to shipment issues.
Work in direct pack department, utilizing RF scanner to select and pack items for shipping to various stores.
Unpack shipment using RF scanner to check in parts, verifying condition and quantity before sending to staging area.
Assemble pallets of product according to company standards and specifications.
Assemble medical equipment-Deliver medical supplies to patients homes and medical facilities-Prepare supplies and packaging for delivery-Load packages according to borough
Operate power equipment including: order pickers, tuggers, reach trucks, and counterbalance forklifts.

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse employee skills

Common inventory control quality assurance associate skills

Problem Solve, 100%

Common warehouse employee skills

Pallets, 21%
Customer Service, 18%
Cleanliness, 11%
Customer Orders, 10%
Plumbing, 9%
Inventory Management, 5%

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