Lumber stacker vs truck unloader

The differences between lumber stackers and truck unloaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a truck unloader has an average salary of $32,543, which is higher than the $27,286 average annual salary of a lumber stacker.

The top three skills for a lumber stacker include pallets, operate machines and stackers. The most important skills for a truck unloader are electric pallet jack, pallets, and sales floor.

Lumber stacker vs truck unloader overview

	Lumber Stacker	Truck Unloader
Yearly salary	$27,286	$32,543
Hourly rate	$13.12	$15.65
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	642	42,020
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Lumber stacker vs truck unloader salary

Lumber stackers and truck unloaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lumber Stacker	Truck Unloader
Average salary	$27,286	$32,543
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	UFP Industries	Oriental Trading
Best paying industry	Construction	Transportation

Differences between lumber stacker and truck unloader education

There are a few differences between a lumber stacker and a truck unloader in terms of educational background:

	Lumber Stacker	Truck Unloader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lumber stacker vs truck unloader demographics

Here are the differences between lumber stackers' and truck unloaders' demographics:

	Lumber Stacker	Truck Unloader
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.0% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lumber stacker and truck unloader duties and responsibilities

Lumber stacker example responsibilities.

Rig or dismantle props or equipment, such as frames, scaffolding, platforms, or backdrops, using hand tools.
Stack loaves of bread onto racks on separate dollies for loading on delivery trucks.

Truck unloader example responsibilities.

Used jigs, torches, jacks, wedges, tumbuckles, hoists, cranes, drift pins, pry bars.
Stock floor according to current store map, utilize RF scanner for inventory database.
Replenish stock on floor and back-stock material (using RF device to record location).
Secure newly organize pallets utilizing shrink wrap.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Volunteer work for kohl's cares events.

Lumber stacker vs truck unloader skills

Common lumber stacker skills

Pallets, 57%
Operate Machines, 14%
Stackers, 10%
Production Sheets, 9%
RAN, 7%
Manual Labor, 3%

Common truck unloader skills

Electric Pallet Jack, 24%
Pallets, 19%
Sales Floor, 16%
Customer Service, 9%
Stock Shelves, 8%
Stock Merchandise, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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