Pusher vs dock worker

The differences between pushers 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 $32,749 average annual salary of a pusher.

The top three skills for a pusher include PPE, direct supervision and well control. The most important skills for a dock worker are safety rules, tractor trailer, and LTL.

Pusher vs dock worker overview

	Pusher	Dock Worker
Yearly salary	$32,749	$36,027
Hourly rate	$15.74	$17.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	42	119,104
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Pusher vs dock worker salary

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

	Pusher	Dock Worker
Average salary	$32,749	$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 pusher and dock worker education

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

	Pusher	Dock Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pusher vs dock worker demographics

Here are the differences between pushers' and dock workers' demographics:

	Pusher	Dock Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%
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, 13.2% 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 pusher and dock worker 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.

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.

Pusher vs dock worker skills

Common pusher skills

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

Common dock worker skills

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