Loader vs rail car loader

The differences between loaders and rail car loaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rail car loader has an average salary of $32,823, which is higher than the $32,820 average annual salary of a loader.

The top three skills for a loader include customer service, pallets and loaders. The most important skills for a rail car loader are PPE, DOT, and PVC.

Loader vs rail car loader overview

	Loader	Rail Car Loader
Yearly salary	$32,820	$32,823
Hourly rate	$15.78	$15.78
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	40,008	8,860
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Loader vs rail car loader salary

Loaders and rail car loaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Loader	Rail Car Loader
Average salary	$32,820	$32,823
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Kemps	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between loader and rail car loader education

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

	Loader	Rail Car Loader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Loader vs rail car loader demographics

Here are the differences between loaders' and rail car loaders' demographics:

	Loader	Rail Car Loader
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 92.4% Female, 7.6%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between loader and rail car loader duties and responsibilities

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.

Rail car loader example responsibilities.

Transport customer vehicles onto trains with extreme care.achieve production standards daily while using AAR safety standards.operate buck ramp.
Transport customer vehicles onto trains with extreme care.achieve production standards daily while using AAR safety standards.operate buck ramp.

Loader vs rail car loader skills

Common loader skills

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

Common rail car loader skills

PPE, 90%
DOT, 5%
PVC, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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