Parcel assistant vs postal worker

The differences between parcel assistants and postal workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a postal worker has an average salary of $37,822, which is higher than the $27,864 average annual salary of a parcel assistant.

The top three skills for a parcel assistant include zip codes, pallets and fedex. The most important skills for a postal worker are customer service, delivery sequence, and postal service.

Parcel assistant vs postal worker overview

	Parcel Assistant	Postal Worker
Yearly salary	$27,864	$37,822
Hourly rate	$13.40	$18.18
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	10,187	26,840
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Parcel assistant vs postal worker salary

Parcel assistants and postal workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parcel Assistant	Postal Worker
Average salary	$27,864	$37,822
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $32,000	Between $18,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	Kent, WA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	FedEx	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between parcel assistant and postal worker education

There are a few differences between a parcel assistant and a postal worker in terms of educational background:

	Parcel Assistant	Postal Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Parcel assistant vs postal worker demographics

Here are the differences between parcel assistants' and postal workers' demographics:

	Parcel Assistant	Postal Worker
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 57.1% Female, 42.9%	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 16.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 10.8% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 9.3% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between parcel assistant and postal worker duties and responsibilities

Parcel assistant example responsibilities.

Manage logistics for all outbound routes to ensure product dissemination efficiency.
Prevent store losses by restocking perishables.
Provide friendly customer service, assisting patrons with transporting groceries to vehicle and unpacking cart.
Bag groceries, provide register-to-car service, and provide exceptional customer service.
Perform experience satisfaction surveys with customers that have recently receive in-home delivery of large items from Wayfair.
Train on a walkie rider and a forklift for peak season.

Postal worker example responsibilities.

Manage $24K official mail account, expertly track expenditures ultimately saving the DoD $1K with little to no supervision.
Accept and figure parcels and postage for the USPS during shift.
Move all types of mail, packages, parcels, letters as directed by supervisor in accordance to USPS protocol
Learned federal mail organization system and relate processes.
Learned federal mail organization system and relate processes.

Parcel assistant vs postal worker skills

Common parcel assistant skills

ZIP Codes, 26%
Pallets, 17%
FedEx, 15%
Pallet Jack, 14%
Load Trucks, 6%
Logistics, 5%

Common postal worker skills

Customer Service, 38%
Delivery Sequence, 28%
Postal Service, 16%
USPS, 5%
ZIP Codes, 5%
Federal Regulations, 3%