Lumber yard worker vs warehouseman

The differences between lumber yard workers and warehousemen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a warehouseman has an average salary of $36,022, 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 warehouseman are pallets, safety regulations, and electric pallet jack.

Lumber yard worker vs warehouseman overview

	Lumber Yard Worker	Warehouseman
Yearly salary	$31,052	$36,022
Hourly rate	$14.93	$17.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	26,544	158,488
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Lumber yard worker vs warehouseman salary

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

	Lumber Yard Worker	Warehouseman
Average salary	$31,052	$36,022
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $30,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Bloedorn Lumber	-
Best paying industry	Construction	-

Differences between lumber yard worker and warehouseman education

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

	Lumber Yard Worker	Warehouseman
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lumber yard worker vs warehouseman demographics

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

	Lumber Yard Worker	Warehouseman
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 93.8% Female, 6.2%
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, 13.4% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 5.5% White, 52.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lumber yard worker and warehouseman 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.

Warehouseman example responsibilities.

Load and unload hazardous materials for shipment to/from various states and countries verifying proper HAZMAT documents.
Follow all safety precautions during driving and work with GPS system for mapping.
Conduct all operations to diminish unfavorable environmental impacts for HAZMAT as outlined by OSHA.
Certify to operate different types of forklifts, RF scanner skills, cycle counting, shipping receiving ,
Scan outboard shipments using an RF scanner to calculate product count; assure proper shipment quantity and destination.
Warehouse position/delivery driver with CDL.

Lumber yard worker vs warehouseman skills

Common lumber yard worker skills

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

Common warehouseman skills

Pallets, 11%
Safety Regulations, 9%
Electric Pallet Jack, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Forklift Operation, 5%
Inventory Control, 5%

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