Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse technician

The differences between inventory control quality assurance associates and warehouse technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a warehouse technician has an average salary of $34,985, 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 a warehouse technician are customer service, pallets, and customer orders.

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse technician overview

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Technician
Yearly salary	$34,622	$34,985
Hourly rate	$16.65	$16.82
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	125,287	231,431
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse technician salary

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

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Technician
Average salary	$34,622	$34,985
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $28,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Kent, WA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Freeport-McMoRan
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between inventory control quality assurance associate and warehouse technician education

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

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse technician demographics

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

	Inventory Control Quality Assurance Associate	Warehouse Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 31.3% Female, 68.8%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
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, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 6.5% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between inventory control quality assurance associate and warehouse technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Manage all FEDEX shipments and advise solutions to shipment issues.
Prep boxes for shipping (ex.
Employ wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists and drills.
Employ wide variety of basic hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.
Consolidate and stage domestic freight onto pallets for major airlines to ship internationally.
Improve order processing and inventory logistics by adding labels to bin locations for easier identification and determination of equipment on hand.

Inventory control quality assurance associate vs warehouse technician skills

Common inventory control quality assurance associate skills

Problem Solve, 100%

Common warehouse technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Pallets, 7%
Customer Orders, 6%
Warehouse Environment, 5%
Shipping Receiving, 5%
Logistics, 4%

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