Planer vs router

The differences between planers and routers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a planer, becoming a router takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a router has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $39,946 average annual salary of a planer.

The top three skills for a planer include planers, and . The most important skills for a router are customer service, customer orders, and roadnet.

Planer vs router overview

	Planer	Router
Yearly salary	$39,946	$50,811
Hourly rate	$19.20	$24.43
Growth rate	3%	10%
Number of jobs	1,655	2,393
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	48	42
Years of experience	6	2

Planer vs router salary

Planers and routers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Planer	Router
Average salary	$39,946	$50,811
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $66,000	Between $34,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, OH
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Havertys Furniture
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between planer and router education

There are a few differences between a planer and a router in terms of educational background:

	Planer	Router
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Planer vs router demographics

Here are the differences between planers' and routers' demographics:

	Planer	Router
Average age	48	42
Gender ratio	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 8.4% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between planer and router duties and responsibilities

Planer example responsibilities.

Manage volunteers for event logistics (advertising, sponsorship, registration, room set-up, and on-site).
Analyze the concept of MRP run for different MRP procedures and quota arrangements are utilized for splitting the requirements against-in-house/subcontracting.
Complete $10MM in purchase orders weekly for 20 suppliers and monitor performance by KPI.

Router example responsibilities.

Perform pre-trip & post-trip inspections.
Work closely with DHS and NYPD.
Foster improved business relationships with multiple 3rd party logistics providers, enhancing delivery and quality performance and overall customer satisfaction.
Input routes and dispatch from AS400, ACSG program.
Set up, change and operate CMS machine (CNC).
Assist a survey crew with GPS coordinates.

Planer vs router skills

Common planer skills

Planers, 100%

Common router skills

Customer Service, 33%
Customer Orders, 11%
Roadnet, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Data Entry, 8%
Pallets, 8%

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