Lumber yard worker vs freight associate

The differences between lumber yard workers and freight associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a freight associate has an average salary of $32,103, which is higher than the $31,052 average annual salary of a lumber yard worker.

The top three skills for a lumber yard worker include building materials, load trucks and safety procedures. The most important skills for a freight associate are sales floor, cleanliness, and customer service.

Lumber yard worker vs freight associate overview

	Lumber Yard Worker	Freight Associate
Yearly salary	$31,052	$32,103
Hourly rate	$14.93	$15.43
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	26,544	6,477
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Lumber yard worker vs freight associate salary

Lumber yard workers and freight associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lumber Yard Worker	Freight Associate
Average salary	$31,052	$32,103
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Bloedorn Lumber	-
Best paying industry	Construction	-

Differences between lumber yard worker and freight associate education

There are a few differences between a lumber yard worker and a freight associate in terms of educational background:

	Lumber Yard Worker	Freight Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lumber yard worker vs freight associate demographics

Here are the differences between lumber yard workers' and freight associates' demographics:

	Lumber Yard Worker	Freight Associate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lumber yard worker and freight associate duties and responsibilities

Lumber yard worker example responsibilities.

Cut selected sizes of lumber and grades them and then stack all sizes on pallets to be ship.
Adjust controls to guide, position, or move equipment, such as cranes, booms, or cameras.
Used cutting torches, concrete saws, pneumatic tools.
Deliver block and brick on boom and buggy trucks.
Operate forklift and other heavy equipment such as, booms, skid steers, backhoes, reach forklifts, etc.

Freight associate example responsibilities.

Operate a wide variety of lift equipment.
Work at the MSP airport sorting and loading air containers to assure proper delivery.
Job duties include receiving and unloading freight, pulling pallets to the floor after separating.
Specialize in use of RF equipment to determine sign needs by fixture for particular ad events.
Stack empty CHEP pallets in racks and regular pallets on dock floor at end of shift.
Perform inventory duties with the RF hand scanner, which include research, outs, and rigs.

Lumber yard worker vs freight associate skills

Common lumber yard worker skills

Building Materials, 16%
Load Trucks, 15%
Safety Procedures, 13%
Delivery Truck, 12%
Customer Orders, 6%
RAN, 4%

Common freight associate skills

Sales Floor, 42%
Cleanliness, 42%
Customer Service, 5%
Sort Merchandise, 3%
Store Merchandise, 2%
Math, 1%

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