Merchandise distributor vs distributor

The differences between merchandise distributors and distributors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a merchandise distributor has an average salary of $42,437, which is higher than the $40,606 average annual salary of a distributor.

The top three skills for a merchandise distributor include sales floor, merchandise product and grocery store. The most important skills for a distributor are distributors, customer service, and delivery truck.

Merchandise distributor vs distributor overview

	Merchandise Distributor	Distributor
Yearly salary	$42,437	$40,606
Hourly rate	$20.40	$19.52
Growth rate	1%	4%
Number of jobs	10,462	89,197
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	38	47
Years of experience	-	4

Merchandise distributor vs distributor salary

Merchandise distributors and distributors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Merchandise Distributor	Distributor
Average salary	$42,437	$40,606
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $56,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Clifton, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	ABB
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between merchandise distributor and distributor education

There are a few differences between a merchandise distributor and a distributor in terms of educational background:

	Merchandise Distributor	Distributor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Merchandise distributor vs distributor demographics

Here are the differences between merchandise distributors' and distributors' demographics:

	Merchandise Distributor	Distributor
Average age	38	47
Gender ratio	Male, 68.1% Female, 31.9%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between merchandise distributor and distributor duties and responsibilities

Merchandise distributor example responsibilities.

Manage vendor relationships for current season catalogs, UPC codes, and discrepancies in catalog and merchandise data.
Assist with POS advertisement placement.
Lift heavy objects, move large pallets and operate large machinery.
Display promtional materials, such as POS, & signage accordin to company and store policies.
Provide nutritional product educational presentations and recruit potential distributors
Provide nutritional product educational presentations and recruit potential distributors

Distributor example responsibilities.

Generate leads for outside sales representatives including organizing, monitoring and updating Microsoft CRM program.
Train in OSHA safety standards and maintain compliances.
Use an RF scanner to produce labels identifying repack case contents.
Use Facebook as a great social media outlet, as well as twitter.
Operate forklift and stand up forklift, used RF scanner guns to track items
Install new valves, water meters, taps for water meters, and fire hydrants.

Merchandise distributor vs distributor skills

Common merchandise distributor skills

Sales Floor, 27%
Merchandise Product, 17%
Grocery Store, 16%
Retail Locations, 15%
Increase Sales, 8%
Retail Store, 5%

Common distributor skills

Distributors, 28%
Customer Service, 23%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Customer Relations, 7%
Product Line, 4%
Wellness Products, 4%