Professional mover vs dock worker

The differences between professional movers and dock workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dock worker has an average salary of $36,027, which is higher than the $33,183 average annual salary of a professional mover.

The top three skills for a professional mover include work ethic, office furniture and customer service. The most important skills for a dock worker are safety rules, tractor trailer, and LTL.

Professional mover vs dock worker overview

	Professional Mover	Dock Worker
Yearly salary	$33,183	$36,027
Hourly rate	$15.95	$17.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	45,183	119,104
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Professional mover vs dock worker salary

Professional movers and dock workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Professional Mover	Dock Worker
Average salary	$33,183	$36,027
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $29,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Coon Rapids, MN
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Dairy Farmers of America
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between professional mover and dock worker education

There are a few differences between a professional mover and a dock worker in terms of educational background:

	Professional Mover	Dock Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Professional mover vs dock worker demographics

Here are the differences between professional movers' and dock workers' demographics:

	Professional Mover	Dock Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 5.8% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between professional mover and dock worker duties and responsibilities

Professional mover example responsibilities.

Carry and stack all assign furniture using appropriate equipment such as dollies and pallet jacks.
Deliver goods to specific locations, often moving large items such as pianos, copiers, and safes.
Operate GPS system to find or locate customers' business/residence to deliver and assemble product in predestine time frame.
Provide help with furniture other residents need moving such as; dryers, pool tables, hot tubs and pianos.
Develop and enhance teamwork and communication skills.
Accompany CDL Driver/Mover to transport and deliver customer belongings.

Dock worker example responsibilities.

Operate yard truck to manage dock needs, maintain safety and cleanliness of dock as well as yard.
Work with AS400 WMS to coordinate the movement of freight in and out of the terminal.
Use of the AS400 to process outbound shipments, including but not limit to data entry, and BOL imaging.
Print BOL for daily deliveries.
Use RF scanning system to select orders.
Process and palletize all damage, penny, and RTV merchandise.

Professional mover vs dock worker skills

Common professional mover skills

Work Ethic, 63%
Office Furniture, 16%
Customer Service, 8%
Household Goods, 2%
DOT, 2%
Office Equipment, 1%

Common dock worker skills

Safety Rules, 12%
Tractor Trailer, 8%
LTL, 8%
Unload Trailers, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
Dock Equipment, 5%