Pusher vs mover

The differences between pushers and movers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mover has an average salary of $33,187, 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 mover are office furniture, customer service, and household goods.

Pusher vs mover overview

	Pusher	Mover
Yearly salary	$32,749	$33,187
Hourly rate	$15.74	$15.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	42	4,222
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Pusher vs mover salary

Pushers and movers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pusher	Mover
Average salary	$32,749	$33,187
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Kent, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Zag
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between pusher and mover education

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

	Pusher	Mover
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pusher vs mover demographics

Here are the differences between pushers' and movers' demographics:

	Pusher	Mover
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
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, 13.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.3% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pusher and mover 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.

Mover example responsibilities.

Hand hoisting furniture both up and down.
Assist families with helping to build their new homes through USDA funding.
Move pianos, gym equipment, bookcases, computer equipment, televisions, mirrors and glass pieces.
Work with USDA to develop policies and procedures to enhance the volume and quality of housing services.
Used a variety of items such as, a fork lift and dollies to move receptacles to and from appropriate locations.
Develop inventory management -learn how to pack/unpack furniture by utilizing hand-trucks and dollies for public/private housing moves

Pusher vs mover skills

Common pusher skills

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

Common mover skills

Office Furniture, 40%
Customer Service, 15%
Household Goods, 7%
Load Trucks, 6%
Pallet Jack, 4%
Delivery Vehicle, 4%