Newspaper delivery driver vs route driver

The differences between newspaper delivery drivers and route drivers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a route driver has an average salary of $45,492, which is higher than the $29,949 average annual salary of a newspaper delivery driver.

The top three skills for a newspaper delivery driver include newspapers, deliver newspapers and city streets. The most important skills for a route driver are CDL, DOT, and pickup.

Newspaper delivery driver vs route driver overview

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Route Driver
Yearly salary	$29,949	$45,492
Hourly rate	$14.40	$21.87
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	365,802	266,899
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Newspaper delivery driver vs route driver salary

Newspaper delivery drivers and route drivers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Route Driver
Average salary	$29,949	$45,492
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $44,000	Between $30,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Blank Rome
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between newspaper delivery driver and route driver education

There are a few differences between a newspaper delivery driver and a route driver in terms of educational background:

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Route Driver
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Newspaper delivery driver vs route driver demographics

Here are the differences between newspaper delivery drivers' and route drivers' demographics:

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Route Driver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 62.6% Female, 37.4%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 3.6% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between newspaper delivery driver and route driver duties and responsibilities

Newspaper delivery driver example responsibilities.

Hire and manage drivers who run the routes.
Drive automobile over prescribe route to deliver newspapers to wholesale or retail newspaper dealers.
Drive through neighborhoods delivering newspapers to designate customers.
Utilize time management skills to facilitate the timely delivery and pickup of residential and corporate packages during the busy holiday season.
Apply mathematics to determine average charges base on distance.

Route driver example responsibilities.

Manage 100 stores as a DSD vendor, entailing presales, delivery and basic account management.
Inspect vehicle and load for safety and HazMat regulations being meet.
DOT, local, state (provincial) and federal requirements.
Train new employees to read and follow route sheets, as well as prepare them for CDL testing.
Travel to and from designate areas to pickup and deliver parcels and packages to and from FedEx customers.
Record routes in the delivery vehicle GPS system to facilitate weekly route planning and to assist share route drivers.

Newspaper delivery driver vs route driver skills

Common newspaper delivery driver skills

Newspapers, 58%
Deliver Newspapers, 23%
City Streets, 5%
Drive Trucks, 4%
Food Products, 3%
Customer Accounts, 3%

Common route driver skills

CDL, 25%
DOT, 18%
Pickup, 4%
Customer Locations, 4%
Cleanliness, 3%
Necessary Paperwork, 3%

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