Puller vs camera assistant

The differences between pullers and camera assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a camera assistant has an average salary of $77,863, which is higher than the $31,171 average annual salary of a puller.

The top three skills for a puller include safety regulations, electric pallet jack and customer orders. The most important skills for a camera assistant are photography, music videos, and production equipment.

Puller vs camera assistant overview

	Puller	Camera Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,171	$77,863
Hourly rate	$14.99	$37.43
Growth rate	1%	12%
Number of jobs	116,779	240
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	38	46
Years of experience	-	6

Puller vs camera assistant salary

Pullers and camera assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Puller	Camera Assistant
Average salary	$31,171	$77,863
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $49,000 And $121,000
Highest paying City	Great Falls, MT	-
Highest paying state	Iowa	-
Best paying company	Cargill	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between puller and camera assistant education

There are a few differences between a puller and a camera assistant in terms of educational background:

	Puller	Camera Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Photography
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Puller vs camera assistant demographics

Here are the differences between pullers' and camera assistants' demographics:

	Puller	Camera Assistant
Average age	38	46
Gender ratio	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 68.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between puller and camera assistant duties and responsibilities

Puller example responsibilities.

Used Rf gun to pull parts and manage inventory
Open, close, and run warehouse on weekends.
Select products for specific routes according to RF gun/pick sheets.
Inspect all machinery using OSHA approve inspection sheet before start of each shift.
Pull checks and cash, balance and reconcile ATM's, and deliver deposits to processing centers.
Pull car parts in a salvage yard, run lift truck, front end pay loader and car crusher

Camera assistant example responsibilities.

Maintain camera accessories including lens, batteries, tripods and dollies.
Work within the camera department on various independent projects which include feature films, shortfilms, music videos and documentaries.
Develop knowledge of DSLR photography and advance picture editing.
Act as second camera for b-roll.
Operate camera and additional equipment such as dollies, cranes, etc.
Solder and splice wiring, drill mounting holes and install GPS antennas.

Puller vs camera assistant skills

Common puller skills

Safety Regulations, 18%
Electric Pallet Jack, 17%
Customer Orders, 15%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Load Trucks, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%

Common camera assistant skills

Photography, 15%
Music Videos, 15%
Production Equipment, 14%
Camera Equipment, 11%
DP, 7%
Audio Equipment, 5%