Outbound warehouse associate vs supply technician

The differences between outbound warehouse associates and supply technicians 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 $36,280 average annual salary of a supply technician.

The top three skills for an outbound warehouse associate include pallets, safety regulations and rf scanner. The most important skills for a supply technician are customer service, patients, and inventory management.

Outbound warehouse associate vs supply technician overview

	Outbound Warehouse Associate	Supply Technician
Yearly salary	$36,943	$36,280
Hourly rate	$17.76	$17.44
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	98,075	34,106
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Outbound warehouse associate vs supply technician salary

Outbound warehouse associates and supply technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Outbound Warehouse Associate	Supply Technician
Average salary	$36,943	$36,280
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Applied Materials
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between outbound warehouse associate and supply technician education

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

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

Outbound warehouse associate vs supply technician demographics

Here are the differences between outbound warehouse associates' and supply technicians' demographics:

	Outbound Warehouse Associate	Supply Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 65.6% Female, 34.4%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
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, 11.5% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between outbound warehouse associate and supply technician 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.

Supply technician example responsibilities.

Manage the accountability of all battalion CTA, TDA, and MTOE equipment.
Manage appropriate disposal of expire pharmaceutical products in accordance with HAZMAT regulations.
Cataloge property, maintain property records and manage inventory using PBUSE system.
Perform and record daily testing of sterility of all autoclaves and Sterrad in the hospital.
Assist with the hazardous material (HAZMAT) team with classification, segregation and documentation of hazardous materials.
Operate automatic washer/decontamination unit, all autoclaves and the Sterrad sterilizer.

Outbound warehouse associate vs supply technician skills

Common outbound warehouse associate skills

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

Common supply technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 12%
Inventory Management, 6%
Storage Management, 5%
DOD, 4%
Data Entry, 3%

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