Lead loader vs loader

The differences between lead loaders and loaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lead loader has an average salary of $36,858, which is higher than the $32,820 average annual salary of a loader.

The top three skills for a lead loader include load trucks, safety standards and pallets. The most important skills for a loader are customer service, pallets, and loaders.

Lead loader vs loader overview

	Lead Loader	Loader
Yearly salary	$36,858	$32,820
Hourly rate	$17.72	$15.78
Growth rate	7%	6%
Number of jobs	4,333	40,008
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	4	-

Lead loader vs loader salary

Lead loaders and loaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Loader	Loader
Average salary	$36,858	$32,820
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $58,000	Between $27,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Kemps
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between lead loader and loader education

There are a few differences between a lead loader and a loader in terms of educational background:

	Lead Loader	Loader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead loader vs loader demographics

Here are the differences between lead loaders' and loaders' demographics:

	Lead Loader	Loader
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 88.8% Female, 11.2%	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.3% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	3%

Differences between lead loader and loader duties and responsibilities

Lead loader example responsibilities.

Manage Mexico border, customs paperwork, and drayage for Lear, drayage/door to door movements for Nissan.
Move product locations using RF unit.
Help direct other loaders during operation, ensuring accurate and efficient completion of tasks.
Distribute work to loaders daily and keep records of production numbers for each loader.
General warehouse duties and responsible for cleaning the work area and equipment regularly by removing empty pallets, wood and plastic.
Operate various machines throughout warehouse following OSHA and company safety protocols.

Loader example responsibilities.

Manage Mexico border, customs paperwork, and drayage for Lear, drayage/door to door movements for Nissan.
have the ability to operate a trackmobile.
Start off as Manifester, tendering BOL's and expediting loads.
Maintain all safety requirements as set forth by the company and OSHA.
Set pallet design to ensure the drivers' logistics would not be compromise.
Bill out trucks at the end of load, operate bobcat when need.

Lead loader vs loader skills

Common lead loader skills

Load Trucks, 18%
Safety Standards, 16%
Pallets, 11%
Loaders, 9%
Unload Trailers, 6%
Pallet Jack, 6%

Common loader skills

Customer Service, 17%
Pallets, 14%
Loaders, 8%
Customer Vehicles, 5%
Semi Trailers, 5%
Load Trucks, 5%