Newspaper delivery driver vs service vending driver

The differences between newspaper delivery drivers and service vending drivers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a service vending driver has an average salary of $48,338, 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 service vending driver are CDL, DOT, and hand trucks.

Newspaper delivery driver vs service vending driver overview

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Service Vending Driver
Yearly salary	$29,949	$48,338
Hourly rate	$14.40	$23.24
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	365,802	42,172
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Newspaper delivery driver vs service vending driver salary

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

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Service Vending Driver
Average salary	$29,949	$48,338
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $44,000	Between $33,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	Waterloo, IA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Peoria Unified School District
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between newspaper delivery driver and service vending driver education

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

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Service Vending Driver
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Newspaper delivery driver vs service vending driver demographics

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

	Newspaper Delivery Driver	Service Vending Driver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 62.6% Female, 37.4%	Male, 91.6% Female, 8.4%
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, 12.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between newspaper delivery driver and service vending 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.

Service vending driver example responsibilities.

Manage 100 stores as a DSD vendor, entailing presales, delivery and basic account management.
Use effective communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with customers during pickup and/or delivery of packages.
Deliver and sell Pepsi products to corporate businesses and retail establishments.

Newspaper delivery driver vs service vending 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 service vending driver skills

CDL, 31%
DOT, 27%
Hand Trucks, 21%
Truck Inventory, 16%
Customer Service, 3%
Customer Orders, 0%

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