Key grip vs stacker

The differences between key grips and stackers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a key grip has an average salary of $42,609, which is higher than the $29,046 average annual salary of a stacker.

The top three skills for a key grip include gaffer, production equipment and music videos. The most important skills for a stacker are pallets, electric pallet jack, and safety procedures.

Key grip vs stacker overview

	Key Grip	Stacker
Yearly salary	$42,609	$29,046
Hourly rate	$20.49	$13.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,300	27,528
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Key grip vs stacker salary

Key grips and stackers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Key Grip	Stacker
Average salary	$42,609	$29,046
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $80,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Woodburn, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Cognizant
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between key grip and stacker education

There are a few differences between a key grip and a stacker in terms of educational background:

	Key Grip	Stacker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Photography	Business
Most common college	-	-

Key grip vs stacker demographics

Here are the differences between key grips' and stackers' demographics:

	Key Grip	Stacker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 50.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 5.8% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between key grip and stacker duties and responsibilities

Key grip example responsibilities.

Work with the cinematographer to achieve the right look for the film in terms of lighting (ARRI, Kino).
Work on the UCLA student film as key grip and gaffer.
Implement the lighting setup design by the director of photography and gaffer.
Work with DP to create the aesthetic of the film using lighting.
Provide hands on assistance with jare Noe, a freelance video production specialist.
Support video production team by working as a grip requiring ability to set up shots, lighting, and audio.

Stacker example responsibilities.

Prep shipping boxes and pallets according to customer specifications.
Stack trays on dollies for cleaning.
Monitor personal being around hazardous materials (lead) with PPE.
Stack loaves of bread onto racks on separate dollies for loading on delivery trucks.
Move materials as required or direct using hand equipment, power fork trucks or hoists.
Operate bundling machine to provide the bindery department neat stack mat er ials to be bound.

Key grip vs stacker skills

Common key grip skills

Gaffer, 29%
Production Equipment, 22%
Music Videos, 15%
DP, 8%
JIB, 6%
Arri, 6%

Common stacker skills

Pallets, 37%
Electric Pallet Jack, 28%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Stack Boxes, 5%
Stackers, 4%
Assembly Line, 3%