Pusher vs freight associate

The differences between pushers and freight associates 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 $32,103 average annual salary of a freight associate.

The top three skills for a pusher include PPE, direct supervision and well control. The most important skills for a freight associate are sales floor, cleanliness, and customer service.

Pusher vs freight associate overview

	Pusher	Freight Associate
Yearly salary	$32,749	$32,103
Hourly rate	$15.74	$15.43
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	42	6,477
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Pusher vs freight associate salary

Pushers and freight associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pusher	Freight Associate
Average salary	$32,749	$32,103
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between pusher and freight associate education

There are a few differences between a pusher and a freight associate in terms of educational background:

	Pusher	Freight Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pusher vs freight associate demographics

Here are the differences between pushers' and freight associates' demographics:

	Pusher	Freight Associate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
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, 13.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pusher and freight associate 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.

Freight associate example responsibilities.

Operate a wide variety of lift equipment.
Work at the MSP airport sorting and loading air containers to assure proper delivery.
Job duties include receiving and unloading freight, pulling pallets to the floor after separating.
Specialize in use of RF equipment to determine sign needs by fixture for particular ad events.
Stack empty CHEP pallets in racks and regular pallets on dock floor at end of shift.
Perform inventory duties with the RF hand scanner, which include research, outs, and rigs.

Pusher vs freight associate skills

Common pusher skills

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

Common freight associate skills

Sales Floor, 42%
Cleanliness, 42%
Customer Service, 5%
Sort Merchandise, 3%
Store Merchandise, 2%
Math, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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