Parcel assistant vs sorter

The differences between parcel assistants and sorters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sorter has an average salary of $31,465, 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 sorter are warehouse environment, industrial trucks, and customer orders.

Parcel assistant vs sorter overview

	Parcel Assistant	Sorter
Yearly salary	$27,864	$31,465
Hourly rate	$13.40	$15.13
Growth rate	-6%	6%
Number of jobs	10,187	25,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	52	44
Years of experience	-	-

Parcel assistant vs sorter salary

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

	Parcel Assistant	Sorter
Average salary	$27,864	$31,465
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $32,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Kent, WA	Portland, ME
Highest paying state	Washington	Vermont
Best paying company	FedEx	Steel Dynamics
Best paying industry	Transportation	Transportation

Differences between parcel assistant and sorter education

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

	Parcel Assistant	Sorter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Parcel assistant vs sorter demographics

Here are the differences between parcel assistants' and sorters' demographics:

	Parcel Assistant	Sorter
Average age	52	44
Gender ratio	Male, 57.1% Female, 42.9%	Male, 60.5% Female, 39.5%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 42.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 41.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	3%

Differences between parcel assistant and sorter 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.

Sorter example responsibilities.

Train and apply HAZWOPER program compliance through 29 CFR 1910.120. using full PPE including SCBA implementation.
Sort checks on a NCR 3890.
Process ATM transactions for off-site machines.
Prime trainer for Unisys and NCR proof machines.
Count, weigh, record, organize and sort DVDs.
Repair the DVD wrappings and re-label the DVDs if need.

Parcel assistant vs sorter skills

Common parcel assistant skills

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

Common sorter skills

Warehouse Environment, 35%
Industrial Trucks, 21%
Customer Orders, 6%
Recyclable Materials, 5%
Stand-Up Forklift, 5%
Aided Design, 4%