Pusher vs can handler

The differences between pushers and can handlers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pusher has an average salary of $32,749, which is higher than the $32,465 average annual salary of a can handler.

The top three skills for a pusher include PPE, direct supervision and well control. The most important skills for a can handler are customer service, patients, and supply support.

Pusher vs can handler overview

	Pusher	Can Handler
Yearly salary	$32,749	$32,465
Hourly rate	$15.74	$15.61
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	42	76,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Pusher vs can handler salary

Pushers and can handlers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pusher	Can Handler
Average salary	$32,749	$32,465
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	National Grid plc
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between pusher and can handler education

There are a few differences between a pusher and a can handler in terms of educational background:

	Pusher	Can Handler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pusher vs can handler demographics

Here are the differences between pushers' and can handlers' demographics:

	Pusher	Can Handler
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 27.7% Asian, 5.4% White, 48.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 5.5% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pusher and can handler duties and responsibilities

Pusher example responsibilities.

Implement remediation technologies to include but not limit to: air sparging, ORC, HRC, permanganate and iron injection.
Monitor atmospheric conditions on location (LEL, H2S, CO2, O2 etc . )
Push a roustabout crew, and relief lease operator.
Dump car couple to electric car below coke guide on designate oven.
Make sure that the IADC daily drilling report is correct and accurate before 6am.
Pull doors off the coke side oven so pusher operator can push the coke through.

Can handler example responsibilities.

Manage temporary staff doing warehouse work and train and test them in order to receive forklift certification per OSHA.
Provide cargo handling services, load and off-load cargo from aircraft using forklifts and dollies.
Help keep up with inventory, cleanliness of store and provide customer service to customers.
Pick and transport merchandise to various isles and scan with a mount RF gun using 3D system.
Unload truck and plane containers, scan packages using RF scanner, check packages for correct labeling.
Work the sort isle and unload and load trucks in the warehouse work the pickoff and some mornings preload

Pusher vs can handler skills

Common pusher skills

PPE, 13%
Direct Supervision, 11%
Well Control, 9%
USDA, 6%
Flow Lines, 6%
Safety Equipment, 5%

Common can handler skills

Customer Service, 26%
Patients, 14%
Supply Support, 11%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Safety Regulations, 5%
Pallet Jack, 4%