Lead loader vs truck loader

The differences between lead loaders and truck 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 $34,749 average annual salary of a truck loader.

The top three skills for a lead loader include load trucks, safety standards and pallets. The most important skills for a truck loader are pallets, load trucks, and electric pallet jack.

Lead loader vs truck loader overview

	Lead Loader	Truck Loader
Yearly salary	$36,858	$34,749
Hourly rate	$17.72	$16.71
Growth rate	7%	6%
Number of jobs	4,333	100,059
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	4	-

Lead loader vs truck loader salary

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

	Lead Loader	Truck Loader
Average salary	$36,858	$34,749
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $58,000	Between $28,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Kemps
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between lead loader and truck loader education

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

	Lead Loader	Truck Loader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead loader vs truck loader demographics

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

	Lead Loader	Truck Loader
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 88.8% Female, 11.2%	Male, 90.8% Female, 9.2%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 4.3% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	3%

Differences between lead loader and truck 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.

Truck loader example responsibilities.

Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Load designated items onto a pallet and bring selected items to their designate loading area
Move inventory in support of logistics management.

Lead loader vs truck loader skills

Common lead loader skills

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

Common truck loader skills

Pallets, 20%
Load Trucks, 13%
Electric Pallet Jack, 9%
Customer Orders, 8%
Safety Standards, 8%
Hand Trucks, 7%