Outbound warehouse associate vs inventory controller

The differences between outbound warehouse associates and inventory controllers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an outbound warehouse associate has an average salary of $36,943, which is higher than the $36,911 average annual salary of an inventory controller.

The top three skills for an outbound warehouse associate include pallets, safety regulations and rf scanner. The most important skills for an inventory controller are inventory control, customer service, and data entry.

Outbound warehouse associate vs inventory controller overview

	Outbound Warehouse Associate	Inventory Controller
Yearly salary	$36,943	$36,911
Hourly rate	$17.76	$17.75
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	98,075	140,496
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Outbound warehouse associate vs inventory controller salary

Outbound warehouse associates and inventory controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Outbound Warehouse Associate	Inventory Controller
Average salary	$36,943	$36,911
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $44,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Everett, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between outbound warehouse associate and inventory controller education

There are a few differences between an outbound warehouse associate and an inventory controller in terms of educational background:

	Outbound Warehouse Associate	Inventory Controller
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Outbound warehouse associate vs inventory controller demographics

Here are the differences between outbound warehouse associates' and inventory controllers' demographics:

	Outbound Warehouse Associate	Inventory Controller
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 65.6% Female, 34.4%	Male, 59.4% Female, 40.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between outbound warehouse associate and inventory controller duties and responsibilities

Outbound warehouse associate example responsibilities.

Receive inbound telephone calls from members and providers across the country actively participating in multiple Medicaid plans.
Operate power equipment including: order pickers, tuggers, reach trucks, and counterbalance forklifts.

Inventory controller example responsibilities.

Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
Operate and set up CNC machines.
Move and organize stock using RF scanner.
Fill out BOL / SLI paperwork for various shipping and freight companies.
Receive in all material for warehouse, CNC shop, and front office.
Help implement the WMS system in the warehouse, perform cycle counts and do yearly physical inventories.

Outbound warehouse associate vs inventory controller skills

Common outbound warehouse associate skills

Pallets, 31%
Safety Regulations, 29%
RF Scanner, 25%
Warehouse Equipment, 6%
WMS, 4%
Inventory Control, 2%

Common inventory controller skills

Inventory Control, 23%
Customer Service, 21%
Data Entry, 6%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%
Purchase Orders, 4%

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