Picker vs order packer

The differences between pickers and order packers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a picker has an average salary of $30,779, which is higher than the $24,726 average annual salary of an order packer.

The top three skills for a picker include industrial trucks, pallets and electric pallet jack. The most important skills for an order packer are customer orders, warehouse software, and package orders.

Picker vs order packer overview

	Picker	Order Packer
Yearly salary	$30,779	$24,726
Hourly rate	$14.80	$11.89
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	177,748	30,997
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Picker vs order packer salary

Pickers and order packers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Picker	Order Packer
Average salary	$30,779	$24,726
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $16,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Reno, NV	Renton, WA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Oregon
Best paying company	Schnitzer Steel	MSC Industrial Direct Co
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between picker and order packer education

There are a few differences between a picker and an order packer in terms of educational background:

	Picker	Order Packer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Picker vs order packer demographics

Here are the differences between pickers' and order packers' demographics:

	Picker	Order Packer
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 57.6% Female, 42.4%	Male, 46.5% Female, 53.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between picker and order packer duties and responsibilities

Picker example responsibilities.

Used WMS and RF systems to pick and stage customer specify orders and lead a team of employees.
Operate an epj (electric pallet-jack) while using a rf hand hold scan gun under the red prairie system.
Pick merchandise for CVS stores fast and accurately.
Pick orders from a vocollect headset or a RF scanner.
Maintain the cleanliness, organization, and safety of the warehouse.
Sit down fork truck and also a stand up reach truck certification.

Order packer example responsibilities.

Used WMS and RF systems to pick and stage customer specify orders and lead a team of employees.
Fill out bills of lading for shipping on trucks, ensuring pallets are wrapped properly and will hold up during shipment.
Attach burners on the top castings with clips.

Picker vs order packer skills

Common picker skills

Industrial Trucks, 36%
Pallets, 11%
Electric Pallet Jack, 8%
Customer Orders, 8%
Stand-Up Forklift, 8%
RF Scanner, 7%

Common order packer skills

Customer Orders, 49%
Warehouse Software, 32%
Package Orders, 4%
Unload Trucks, 3%
RF Scanner, 2%
Fed-Ex, 2%