Mover vs shaker

The differences between movers and shakers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a shaker has an average salary of $35,737, which is higher than the $33,187 average annual salary of a mover.

The top three skills for a mover include office furniture, customer service and household goods. The most important skills for a shaker are floor equipment, BOP, and tongs.

Mover vs shaker overview

	Mover	Shaker
Yearly salary	$33,187	$35,737
Hourly rate	$15.96	$17.18
Growth rate	6%	-3%
Number of jobs	4,222	485
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	-	-

Mover vs shaker salary

Movers and shakers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mover	Shaker
Average salary	$33,187	$35,737
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $21,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	Kent, WA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Zag	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between mover and shaker education

There are a few differences between a mover and a shaker in terms of educational background:

	Mover	Shaker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mover vs shaker demographics

Here are the differences between movers' and shakers' demographics:

	Mover	Shaker
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%	Male, 76.7% Female, 23.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.3% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 8.2% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between mover and shaker duties and responsibilities

Mover example responsibilities.

Hand hoisting furniture both up and down.
Assist families with helping to build their new homes through USDA funding.
Move pianos, gym equipment, bookcases, computer equipment, televisions, mirrors and glass pieces.
Work with USDA to develop policies and procedures to enhance the volume and quality of housing services.
Used a variety of items such as, a fork lift and dollies to move receptacles to and from appropriate locations.
Develop inventory management -learn how to pack/unpack furniture by utilizing hand-trucks and dollies for public/private housing moves

Shaker example responsibilities.

Rig up and run casing tongs.
Perform preventive maintenance on planting and etching lines.
Insure chemistry barrels are full, change if need.
pipe roller, casing tongs, swamper, tool delivery
Run plating lines, add chemistry, clean racks, organization skills, safety audits
Work with all types of H2S monitoring equipment, air monitors, gas monitoring equipment.

Mover vs shaker skills

Common mover skills

Office Furniture, 40%
Customer Service, 15%
Household Goods, 7%
Load Trucks, 6%
Pallet Jack, 4%
Delivery Vehicle, 4%

Common shaker skills

Floor Equipment, 63%
BOP, 11%
Tongs, 10%
Well Control, 6%
RAN, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%