Picker vs pack puller

The differences between pickers and pack pullers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pack puller has an average salary of $32,342, which is higher than the $30,779 average annual salary of a picker.

The top three skills for a picker include industrial trucks, pallets and electric pallet jack. The most important skills for a pack puller are pallet jack, customer orders, and load trucks.

Picker vs pack puller overview

	Picker	Pack Puller
Yearly salary	$30,779	$32,342
Hourly rate	$14.80	$15.55
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	177,748	81,488
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 58%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Picker vs pack puller salary

Pickers and pack pullers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Picker	Pack Puller
Average salary	$30,779	$32,342
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Reno, NV	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	Schnitzer Steel	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between picker and pack puller education

There are a few differences between a picker and a pack puller in terms of educational background:

	Picker	Pack Puller
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Picker vs pack puller demographics

Here are the differences between pickers' and pack pullers' demographics:

	Picker	Pack Puller
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 57.6% Female, 42.4%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 6.0% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between picker and pack puller 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.

Pack puller example responsibilities.

Used Rf gun to pull parts and manage inventory
Prepare packages for shipment while utilizing appropriate software with USPS and FedEx.
Stage, stack, band and wrap larger orders and ship LTL common carrier.
Pack deliveries to be ship by fedex or deliver by hand in company commercial van.
Verify proper logistics documentation to ensure destination and proper handling of hazardous material etc.
Organize and comply outbound shipping orders through the use of AS400 software.

Picker vs pack puller skills

Common picker skills

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

Common pack puller skills

Pallet Jack, 40%
Customer Orders, 16%
Load Trucks, 15%
RF Scanner, 9%
Assembly Line, 4%
Order Sheets, 3%