Professional mover vs truck unloader

The differences between professional movers and truck unloaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a professional mover has an average salary of $33,183, which is higher than the $32,543 average annual salary of a truck unloader.

The top three skills for a professional mover include work ethic, office furniture and customer service. The most important skills for a truck unloader are electric pallet jack, pallets, and sales floor.

Professional mover vs truck unloader overview

	Professional Mover	Truck Unloader
Yearly salary	$33,183	$32,543
Hourly rate	$15.95	$15.65
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	45,183	42,020
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Professional mover vs truck unloader salary

Professional movers and truck unloaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Professional Mover	Truck Unloader
Average salary	$33,183	$32,543
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Oriental Trading
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between professional mover and truck unloader education

There are a few differences between a professional mover and a truck unloader in terms of educational background:

	Professional Mover	Truck Unloader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Professional mover vs truck unloader demographics

Here are the differences between professional movers' and truck unloaders' demographics:

	Professional Mover	Truck Unloader
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
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, 13.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.0% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between professional mover and truck unloader 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.

Truck unloader example responsibilities.

Used jigs, torches, jacks, wedges, tumbuckles, hoists, cranes, drift pins, pry bars.
Stock floor according to current store map, utilize RF scanner for inventory database.
Replenish stock on floor and back-stock material (using RF device to record location).
Secure newly organize pallets utilizing shrink wrap.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Volunteer work for kohl's cares events.

Professional mover vs truck unloader skills

Common professional mover skills

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

Common truck unloader skills

Electric Pallet Jack, 24%
Pallets, 19%
Sales Floor, 16%
Customer Service, 9%
Stock Shelves, 8%
Stock Merchandise, 7%

Professional Mover vs. similar jobs

Professional Mover related careers

Professional Mover related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Transportation Industry
Professional Mover
Professional Mover vs Truck Unloader

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse transportation jobs